#42AE8A Color

#42AE8A is rgb(66, 174, 138) in RGB and hsl(160, 45%, 47%) in HSL. The closest CSS named color is MediumSeaGreen. Black text is most readable on this background.

#42AE8A

HEX#42AE8A

RGBrgb(66, 174, 138)

HSLhsl(160, 45%, 47%)

HSVhsv(160, 62%, 68%)

OKLCHoklch(67.9% 0.113 167.6)

CMYKcmyk(62%, 0%, 21%, 32%)

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG contrast ratios for text on a #42AE8A background. AA requires 4.5:1 for normal text and 3:1 for large text; AAA requires 7:1.

TextWhite text2.74:1AA normal ✗AA large ✗AAA normal ✗

TextBlack text7.65:1AA normal ✓AA large ✓AAA normal ✓

Color Harmonies

Colors that pair well with #42AE8A based on color wheel relationships. Click any swatch for its full breakdown.

Base#42AE8A Complementary#AE4266 Analogous#42AE54 Analogous#429CAE Triadic#8A42AE Triadic#AE8A42

Tints & Shades

Lighter tints and darker shades of #42AE8A, useful for hover states, backgrounds, and text variants.

Tints

#55BE9B #72CAAD #8CD4BC #A6DDCB #C0E7DA #DEF2EB

Shades

#3A9878 #318167 #296B55 #1F5141 #163B2F #0E251D

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