#42B38B Color

#42B38B is rgb(66, 179, 139) in RGB and hsl(159, 46%, 48%) in HSL. The closest CSS named color is MediumSeaGreen. Black text is most readable on this background.

#42B38B

HEX#42B38B

RGBrgb(66, 179, 139)

HSLhsl(159, 46%, 48%)

HSVhsv(159, 63%, 70%)

OKLCHoklch(69.2% 0.119 166.1)

CMYKcmyk(63%, 0%, 22%, 30%)

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG contrast ratios for text on a #42B38B 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 text8.05:1AA normal ✓AA large ✓AAA normal ✓

Color Harmonies

Colors that pair well with #42B38B based on color wheel relationships. Click any swatch for its full breakdown.

Base#42B38B Complementary#B3426A Analogous#42B353 Analogous#42A2B3 Triadic#8B42B3 Triadic#B38B42

Tints & Shades

Lighter tints and darker shades of #42B38B, useful for hover states, backgrounds, and text variants.

Tints

#57C19C #72CBAB #8CD4BB #A9DFCC #C3E9DC #DDF3EB

Shades

#3A9C7A #308266 #286C54 #205643 #173F31 #0E251D

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