#42AE91 Color

#42AE91 is rgb(66, 174, 145) in RGB and hsl(164, 45%, 47%) in HSL. The closest CSS named color is MediumSeaGreen. Black text is most readable on this background.

#42AE91

HEX#42AE91

RGBrgb(66, 174, 145)

HSLhsl(164, 45%, 47%)

HSVhsv(164, 62%, 68%)

OKLCHoklch(68.1% 0.108 172.1)

CMYKcmyk(62%, 0%, 17%, 32%)

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG contrast ratios for text on a #42AE91 background. AA requires 4.5:1 for normal text and 3:1 for large text; AAA requires 7:1.

TextWhite text2.73:1AA normal ✗AA large ✗AAA normal ✗

TextBlack text7.69:1AA normal ✓AA large ✓AAA normal ✓

Color Harmonies

Colors that pair well with #42AE91 based on color wheel relationships. Click any swatch for its full breakdown.

Base#42AE91 Complementary#AE425F Analogous#42AE5B Analogous#4295AE Triadic#9142AE Triadic#AE9142

Tints & Shades

Lighter tints and darker shades of #42AE91, useful for hover states, backgrounds, and text variants.

Tints

#55BEA2 #72CAB2 #8CD4C1 #A6DDCF #C0E7DD #DEF2ED

Shades

#3A987F #31816C #296B59 #1F5144 #163B31 #0E251F

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