#42C255 Color

#42C255 is rgb(66, 194, 85) in RGB and hsl(129, 51%, 51%) in HSL. The closest CSS named color is MediumSeaGreen. Black text is most readable on this background.

#42C255

HEX#42C255

RGBrgb(66, 194, 85)

HSLhsl(129, 51%, 51%)

HSVhsv(129, 66%, 76%)

OKLCHoklch(72% 0.187 145.8)

CMYKcmyk(66%, 0%, 56%, 24%)

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG contrast ratios for text on a #42C255 background. AA requires 4.5:1 for normal text and 3:1 for large text; AAA requires 7:1.

TextWhite text2.31:1AA normal ✗AA large ✗AAA normal ✗

TextBlack text9.08:1AA normal ✓AA large ✓AAA normal ✓

Color Harmonies

Colors that pair well with #42C255 based on color wheel relationships. Click any swatch for its full breakdown.

Base#42C255 Complementary#C242AF Analogous#6FC242 Analogous#42C295 Triadic#5542C2 Triadic#C25542

Tints & Shades

Lighter tints and darker shades of #42C255, useful for hover states, backgrounds, and text variants.

Tints

#5DCB6E #74D282 #8FDB9B #AAE4B3 #C5ECCB #DCF4E0

Shades

#37A948 #2F923E #277733 #1E5C27 #15411C #0E2A12

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