#42BD57 Color

#42BD57 is rgb(66, 189, 87) in RGB and hsl(130, 48%, 50%) in HSL. The closest CSS named color is MediumSeaGreen. Black text is most readable on this background.

#42BD57

HEX#42BD57

RGBrgb(66, 189, 87)

HSLhsl(130, 48%, 50%)

HSVhsv(130, 65%, 74%)

OKLCHoklch(70.7% 0.179 146.4)

CMYKcmyk(65%, 0%, 54%, 26%)

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG contrast ratios for text on a #42BD57 background. AA requires 4.5:1 for normal text and 3:1 for large text; AAA requires 7:1.

TextWhite text2.43:1AA normal ✗AA large ✗AAA normal ✗

TextBlack text8.65:1AA normal ✓AA large ✓AAA normal ✓

Color Harmonies

Colors that pair well with #42BD57 based on color wheel relationships. Click any swatch for its full breakdown.

Base#42BD57 Complementary#BD42A8 Analogous#6BBD42 Analogous#42BD94 Triadic#5742BD Triadic#BD5742

Tints & Shades

Lighter tints and darker shades of #42BD57, useful for hover states, backgrounds, and text variants.

Tints

#5DC66E #77CF86 #92D99D #A8E1B2 #C3EAC9 #DDF3E1

Shades

#39A24B #318C40 #287134 #205B2A #17401D #0F2A13

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