#42AE6D Color

#42AE6D is rgb(66, 174, 109) in RGB and hsl(144, 45%, 47%) in HSL. The closest CSS named color is MediumSeaGreen. Black text is most readable on this background.

#42AE6D

HEX#42AE6D

RGBrgb(66, 174, 109)

HSLhsl(144, 45%, 47%)

HSVhsv(144, 62%, 68%)

OKLCHoklch(67.2% 0.138 153.7)

CMYKcmyk(62%, 0%, 37%, 32%)

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG contrast ratios for text on a #42AE6D 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 text7.51:1AA normal ✓AA large ✓AAA normal ✓

Color Harmonies

Colors that pair well with #42AE6D based on color wheel relationships. Click any swatch for its full breakdown.

Base#42AE6D Complementary#AE4283 Analogous#4DAE42 Analogous#42AEA3 Triadic#6D42AE Triadic#AE6D42

Tints & Shades

Lighter tints and darker shades of #42AE6D, useful for hover states, backgrounds, and text variants.

Tints

#55BE7F #72CA95 #8CD4A9 #A6DDBC #C0E7D0 #DEF2E6

Shades

#3A985F #318151 #296B43 #1F5133 #163B25 #0E2517

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