#42BD96 Color

#42BD96 is rgb(66, 189, 150) in RGB and hsl(161, 48%, 50%) in HSL. The closest CSS named color is MediumSeaGreen. Black text is most readable on this background.

#42BD96

HEX#42BD96

RGBrgb(66, 189, 150)

HSLhsl(161, 48%, 50%)

HSVhsv(161, 65%, 74%)

OKLCHoklch(72% 0.123 168.2)

CMYKcmyk(65%, 0%, 21%, 26%)

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG contrast ratios for text on a #42BD96 background. AA requires 4.5:1 for normal text and 3:1 for large text; AAA requires 7:1.

TextWhite text2.35:1AA normal ✗AA large ✗AAA normal ✗

TextBlack text8.95:1AA normal ✓AA large ✓AAA normal ✓

Color Harmonies

Colors that pair well with #42BD96 based on color wheel relationships. Click any swatch for its full breakdown.

Base#42BD96 Complementary#BD4269 Analogous#42BD59 Analogous#42A6BD Triadic#9642BD Triadic#BD9642

Tints & Shades

Lighter tints and darker shades of #42BD96, useful for hover states, backgrounds, and text variants.

Tints

#5DC6A5 #77CFB3 #92D9C2 #A8E1CF #C3EADD #DDF3EC

Shades

#39A281 #318C6F #28715A #205B48 #174033 #0F2A21

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