#42C299 Color

#42C299 is rgb(66, 194, 153) in RGB and hsl(161, 51%, 51%) in HSL. The closest CSS named color is LightSeaGreen. Black text is most readable on this background.

#42C299

HEX#42C299

RGBrgb(66, 194, 153)

HSLhsl(161, 51%, 51%)

HSVhsv(161, 66%, 76%)

OKLCHoklch(73.3% 0.127 167.8)

CMYKcmyk(66%, 0%, 21%, 24%)

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG contrast ratios for text on a #42C299 background. AA requires 4.5:1 for normal text and 3:1 for large text; AAA requires 7:1.

TextWhite text2.23:1AA normal ✗AA large ✗AAA normal ✗

TextBlack text9.41:1AA normal ✓AA large ✓AAA normal ✓

Color Harmonies

Colors that pair well with #42C299 based on color wheel relationships. Click any swatch for its full breakdown.

Base#42C299 Complementary#C2426B Analogous#42C25A Analogous#42AAC2 Triadic#9942C2 Triadic#C29942

Tints & Shades

Lighter tints and darker shades of #42C299, useful for hover states, backgrounds, and text variants.

Tints

#5DCBA8 #74D2B4 #8FDBC3 #AAE4D1 #C5ECE0 #DCF4EC

Shades

#37A985 #2F9273 #27775E #1E5C49 #154133 #0E2A21

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