#42AE76 Color

#42AE76 is rgb(66, 174, 118) in RGB and hsl(149, 45%, 47%) in HSL. The closest CSS named color is MediumSeaGreen. Black text is most readable on this background.

#42AE76

HEX#42AE76

RGBrgb(66, 174, 118)

HSLhsl(149, 45%, 47%)

HSVhsv(149, 62%, 68%)

OKLCHoklch(67.4% 0.13 157.3)

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

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG contrast ratios for text on a #42AE76 background. AA requires 4.5:1 for normal text and 3:1 for large text; AAA requires 7:1.

TextWhite text2.78:1AA normal ✗AA large ✗AAA normal ✗

TextBlack text7.55:1AA normal ✓AA large ✓AAA normal ✓

Color Harmonies

Colors that pair well with #42AE76 based on color wheel relationships. Click any swatch for its full breakdown.

Base#42AE76 Complementary#AE427A Analogous#44AE42 Analogous#42AEAC Triadic#7642AE Triadic#AE7642

Tints & Shades

Lighter tints and darker shades of #42AE76, useful for hover states, backgrounds, and text variants.

Tints

#55BE88 #72CA9D #8CD4AF #A6DDC1 #C0E7D3 #DEF2E8

Shades

#3A9867 #318158 #296B49 #1F5137 #163B28 #0E2519

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