#42BD8A Color

#42BD8A is rgb(66, 189, 138) in RGB and hsl(155, 48%, 50%) in HSL. The closest CSS named color is MediumSeaGreen. Black text is most readable on this background.

#42BD8A

HEX#42BD8A

RGBrgb(66, 189, 138)

HSLhsl(155, 48%, 50%)

HSVhsv(155, 65%, 74%)

OKLCHoklch(71.7% 0.133 162.1)

CMYKcmyk(65%, 0%, 27%, 26%)

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG contrast ratios for text on a #42BD8A background. AA requires 4.5:1 for normal text and 3:1 for large text; AAA requires 7:1.

TextWhite text2.37:1AA normal ✗AA large ✗AAA normal ✗

TextBlack text8.88:1AA normal ✓AA large ✓AAA normal ✓

Color Harmonies

Colors that pair well with #42BD8A based on color wheel relationships. Click any swatch for its full breakdown.

Base#42BD8A Complementary#BD4275 Analogous#42BD4D Analogous#42B3BD Triadic#8A42BD Triadic#BD8A42

Tints & Shades

Lighter tints and darker shades of #42BD8A, useful for hover states, backgrounds, and text variants.

Tints

#5DC69A #77CFAB #92D9BB #A8E1C9 #C3EAD9 #DDF3EA

Shades

#39A276 #318C66 #287153 #205B42 #17402F #0F2A1E

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