#42BD5B Color

#42BD5B is rgb(66, 189, 91) in RGB and hsl(132, 48%, 50%) in HSL. The closest CSS named color is MediumSeaGreen. Black text is most readable on this background.

#42BD5B

HEX#42BD5B

RGBrgb(66, 189, 91)

HSLhsl(132, 48%, 50%)

HSVhsv(132, 65%, 74%)

OKLCHoklch(70.8% 0.175 147.2)

CMYKcmyk(65%, 0%, 52%, 26%)

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG contrast ratios for text on a #42BD5B background. AA requires 4.5:1 for normal text and 3:1 for large text; AAA requires 7:1.

TextWhite text2.42:1AA normal ✗AA large ✗AAA normal ✗

TextBlack text8.66:1AA normal ✓AA large ✓AAA normal ✓

Color Harmonies

Colors that pair well with #42BD5B based on color wheel relationships. Click any swatch for its full breakdown.

Base#42BD5B Complementary#BD42A4 Analogous#67BD42 Analogous#42BD98 Triadic#5B42BD Triadic#BD5B42

Tints & Shades

Lighter tints and darker shades of #42BD5B, useful for hover states, backgrounds, and text variants.

Tints

#5DC672 #77CF89 #92D9A0 #A8E1B3 #C3EACA #DDF3E1

Shades

#39A24E #318C43 #287136 #205B2C #17401F #0F2A14

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