#42AE72 Color

#42AE72 is rgb(66, 174, 114) in RGB and hsl(147, 45%, 47%) in HSL. The closest CSS named color is MediumSeaGreen. Black text is most readable on this background.

#42AE72

HEX#42AE72

RGBrgb(66, 174, 114)

HSLhsl(147, 45%, 47%)

HSVhsv(147, 62%, 68%)

OKLCHoklch(67.3% 0.134 155.6)

CMYKcmyk(62%, 0%, 34%, 32%)

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG contrast ratios for text on a #42AE72 background. AA requires 4.5:1 for normal text and 3:1 for large text; AAA requires 7:1.

TextWhite text2.79:1AA normal ✗AA large ✗AAA normal ✗

TextBlack text7.53:1AA normal ✓AA large ✓AAA normal ✓

Color Harmonies

Colors that pair well with #42AE72 based on color wheel relationships. Click any swatch for its full breakdown.

Base#42AE72 Complementary#AE427D Analogous#47AE42 Analogous#42AEA8 Triadic#7242AE Triadic#AE7242

Tints & Shades

Lighter tints and darker shades of #42AE72, useful for hover states, backgrounds, and text variants.

Tints

#55BE84 #72CA9A #8CD4AC #A6DDBF #C0E7D2 #DEF2E7

Shades

#3A9864 #318155 #296B47 #1F5136 #163B27 #0E2518

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