#42B388 Color

#42B388 is rgb(66, 179, 136) in RGB and hsl(157, 46%, 48%) in HSL. The closest CSS named color is MediumSeaGreen. Black text is most readable on this background.

#42B388

HEX#42B388

RGBrgb(66, 179, 136)

HSLhsl(157, 46%, 48%)

HSVhsv(157, 63%, 70%)

OKLCHoklch(69.1% 0.121 164.5)

CMYKcmyk(63%, 0%, 24%, 30%)

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG contrast ratios for text on a #42B388 background. AA requires 4.5:1 for normal text and 3:1 for large text; AAA requires 7:1.

TextWhite text2.61:1AA normal ✗AA large ✗AAA normal ✗

TextBlack text8.04:1AA normal ✓AA large ✓AAA normal ✓

Color Harmonies

Colors that pair well with #42B388 based on color wheel relationships. Click any swatch for its full breakdown.

Base#42B388 Complementary#B3426D Analogous#42B34F Analogous#42A6B3 Triadic#8842B3 Triadic#B38842

Tints & Shades

Lighter tints and darker shades of #42B388, useful for hover states, backgrounds, and text variants.

Tints

#57C199 #72CBA9 #8CD4B8 #A9DFCB #C3E9DB #DDF3EB

Shades

#3A9C77 #308263 #286C52 #205641 #173F30 #0E251C

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