#42AE8D Color

#42AE8D is rgb(66, 174, 141) in RGB and hsl(162, 45%, 47%) in HSL. The closest CSS named color is MediumSeaGreen. Black text is most readable on this background.

#42AE8D

HEX#42AE8D

RGBrgb(66, 174, 141)

HSLhsl(162, 45%, 47%)

HSVhsv(162, 62%, 68%)

OKLCHoklch(68% 0.111 169.5)

CMYKcmyk(62%, 0%, 19%, 32%)

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG contrast ratios for text on a #42AE8D 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 text7.67:1AA normal ✓AA large ✓AAA normal ✓

Color Harmonies

Colors that pair well with #42AE8D based on color wheel relationships. Click any swatch for its full breakdown.

Base#42AE8D Complementary#AE4262 Analogous#42AE57 Analogous#4298AE Triadic#8D42AE Triadic#AE8D42

Tints & Shades

Lighter tints and darker shades of #42AE8D, useful for hover states, backgrounds, and text variants.

Tints

#55BE9F #72CAB0 #8CD4BE #A6DDCD #C0E7DB #DEF2EC

Shades

#3A987B #318169 #296B57 #1F5142 #163B30 #0E251E

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