#42AE8C Color

#42AE8C is rgb(66, 174, 140) in RGB and hsl(161, 45%, 47%) in HSL. The closest CSS named color is MediumSeaGreen. Black text is most readable on this background.

#42AE8C

HEX#42AE8C

RGBrgb(66, 174, 140)

HSLhsl(161, 45%, 47%)

HSVhsv(161, 62%, 68%)

OKLCHoklch(67.9% 0.111 168.9)

CMYKcmyk(62%, 0%, 20%, 32%)

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG contrast ratios for text on a #42AE8C 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 text7.66:1AA normal ✓AA large ✓AAA normal ✓

Color Harmonies

Colors that pair well with #42AE8C based on color wheel relationships. Click any swatch for its full breakdown.

Base#42AE8C Complementary#AE4264 Analogous#42AE56 Analogous#429AAE Triadic#8C42AE Triadic#AE8C42

Tints & Shades

Lighter tints and darker shades of #42AE8C, useful for hover states, backgrounds, and text variants.

Tints

#55BE9D #72CAAE #8CD4BD #A6DDCC #C0E7DB #DEF2EC

Shades

#3A987A #318168 #296B56 #1F5141 #163B30 #0E251E

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