#42CD9E Color

#42CD9E is rgb(66, 205, 158) in RGB and hsl(160, 58%, 53%) in HSL. The closest CSS named color is MediumAquamarine. Black text is most readable on this background.

#42CD9E

HEX#42CD9E

RGBrgb(66, 205, 158)

HSLhsl(160, 58%, 53%)

HSVhsv(160, 68%, 80%)

OKLCHoklch(76.2% 0.137 166.3)

CMYKcmyk(68%, 0%, 23%, 20%)

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG contrast ratios for text on a #42CD9E 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 text10.46:1AA normal ✓AA large ✓AAA normal ✓

Color Harmonies

Colors that pair well with #42CD9E based on color wheel relationships. Click any swatch for its full breakdown.

Base#42CD9E Complementary#CD4270 Analogous#42CD59 Analogous#42B5CD Triadic#9E42CD Triadic#CD9E42

Tints & Shades

Lighter tints and darker shades of #42CD9E, useful for hover states, backgrounds, and text variants.

Tints

#5AD3AB #76DBB9 #8EE1C5 #AAE9D4 #C3EFE0 #DFF6EF

Shades

#31B98C #2A9D77 #228161 #1B654C #134937 #0C2C21

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