#42AE86 Color

#42AE86 is rgb(66, 174, 134) in RGB and hsl(158, 45%, 47%) in HSL. The closest CSS named color is MediumSeaGreen. Black text is most readable on this background.

#42AE86

HEX#42AE86

RGBrgb(66, 174, 134)

HSLhsl(158, 45%, 47%)

HSVhsv(158, 62%, 68%)

OKLCHoklch(67.8% 0.116 165.3)

CMYKcmyk(62%, 0%, 23%, 32%)

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG contrast ratios for text on a #42AE86 background. AA requires 4.5:1 for normal text and 3:1 for large text; AAA requires 7:1.

TextWhite text2.75:1AA normal ✗AA large ✗AAA normal ✗

TextBlack text7.63:1AA normal ✓AA large ✓AAA normal ✓

Color Harmonies

Colors that pair well with #42AE86 based on color wheel relationships. Click any swatch for its full breakdown.

Base#42AE86 Complementary#AE4269 Analogous#42AE50 Analogous#429FAE Triadic#8642AE Triadic#AE8642

Tints & Shades

Lighter tints and darker shades of #42AE86, useful for hover states, backgrounds, and text variants.

Tints

#55BE98 #72CAAA #8CD4B9 #A6DDC9 #C0E7D9 #DEF2EB

Shades

#3A9875 #318164 #296B53 #1F513F #163B2E #0E251D

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