#42AE88 Color

#42AE88 is rgb(66, 174, 136) in RGB and hsl(159, 45%, 47%) in HSL. The closest CSS named color is MediumSeaGreen. Black text is most readable on this background.

#42AE88

HEX#42AE88

RGBrgb(66, 174, 136)

HSLhsl(159, 45%, 47%)

HSVhsv(159, 62%, 68%)

OKLCHoklch(67.8% 0.114 166.4)

CMYKcmyk(62%, 0%, 22%, 32%)

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG contrast ratios for text on a #42AE88 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 text7.64:1AA normal ✓AA large ✓AAA normal ✓

Color Harmonies

Colors that pair well with #42AE88 based on color wheel relationships. Click any swatch for its full breakdown.

Base#42AE88 Complementary#AE4268 Analogous#42AE52 Analogous#429EAE Triadic#8842AE Triadic#AE8842

Tints & Shades

Lighter tints and darker shades of #42AE88, useful for hover states, backgrounds, and text variants.

Tints

#55BE9A #72CAAB #8CD4BB #A6DDCA #C0E7DA #DEF2EB

Shades

#3A9877 #318165 #296B54 #1F5140 #163B2E #0E251D

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