#42AE69 Color

#42AE69 is rgb(66, 174, 105) in RGB and hsl(142, 45%, 47%) in HSL. The closest CSS named color is MediumSeaGreen. Black text is most readable on this background.

#42AE69

HEX#42AE69

RGBrgb(66, 174, 105)

HSLhsl(142, 45%, 47%)

HSVhsv(142, 62%, 68%)

OKLCHoklch(67.1% 0.142 152.3)

CMYKcmyk(62%, 0%, 40%, 32%)

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG contrast ratios for text on a #42AE69 background. AA requires 4.5:1 for normal text and 3:1 for large text; AAA requires 7:1.

TextWhite text2.8:1AA normal ✗AA large ✗AAA normal ✗

TextBlack text7.49:1AA normal ✓AA large ✓AAA normal ✓

Color Harmonies

Colors that pair well with #42AE69 based on color wheel relationships. Click any swatch for its full breakdown.

Base#42AE69 Complementary#AE4286 Analogous#50AE42 Analogous#42AE9F Triadic#6942AE Triadic#AE6942

Tints & Shades

Lighter tints and darker shades of #42AE69, useful for hover states, backgrounds, and text variants.

Tints

#55BE7C #72CA92 #8CD4A6 #A6DDBA #C0E7CE #DEF2E5

Shades

#3A985C #31814F #296B41 #1F5131 #163B24 #0E2516

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