#42BD59 Color

#42BD59 is rgb(66, 189, 89) in RGB and hsl(131, 48%, 50%) in HSL. The closest CSS named color is MediumSeaGreen. Black text is most readable on this background.

#42BD59

HEX#42BD59

RGBrgb(66, 189, 89)

HSLhsl(131, 48%, 50%)

HSVhsv(131, 65%, 74%)

OKLCHoklch(70.8% 0.177 146.8)

CMYKcmyk(65%, 0%, 53%, 26%)

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG contrast ratios for text on a #42BD59 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 #42BD59 based on color wheel relationships. Click any swatch for its full breakdown.

Base#42BD59 Complementary#BD42A6 Analogous#69BD42 Analogous#42BD96 Triadic#5942BD Triadic#BD5942

Tints & Shades

Lighter tints and darker shades of #42BD59, useful for hover states, backgrounds, and text variants.

Tints

#5DC670 #77CF87 #92D99F #A8E1B3 #C3EACA #DDF3E1

Shades

#39A24C #318C42 #287135 #205B2B #17401E #0F2A14

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