#42CD9C Color

#42CD9C is rgb(66, 205, 156) in RGB and hsl(159, 58%, 53%) in HSL. The closest CSS named color is MediumAquamarine. Black text is most readable on this background.

#42CD9C

HEX#42CD9C

RGBrgb(66, 205, 156)

HSLhsl(159, 58%, 53%)

HSVhsv(159, 68%, 80%)

OKLCHoklch(76.2% 0.139 165.3)

CMYKcmyk(68%, 0%, 24%, 20%)

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG contrast ratios for text on a #42CD9C background. AA requires 4.5:1 for normal text and 3:1 for large text; AAA requires 7:1.

TextWhite text2.01:1AA normal ✗AA large ✗AAA normal ✗

TextBlack text10.44:1AA normal ✓AA large ✓AAA normal ✓

Color Harmonies

Colors that pair well with #42CD9C based on color wheel relationships. Click any swatch for its full breakdown.

Base#42CD9C Complementary#CD4272 Analogous#42CD56 Analogous#42B8CD Triadic#9C42CD Triadic#CD9C42

Tints & Shades

Lighter tints and darker shades of #42CD9C, useful for hover states, backgrounds, and text variants.

Tints

#5AD3A9 #76DBB7 #8EE1C4 #AAE9D3 #C3EFDF #DFF6EE

Shades

#31B98A #2A9D75 #228160 #1B654B #134936 #0C2C21

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