All About Color #42AE76

#42AE76

About #42AE76

#42AE76 is a medium green color with the hex code #42AE76. In RGB it is red 66, green 174, blue 118; in HSL it is hue 149°, saturation 45%, lightness 47%; in CMYK it is 62%, 0%, 32%, 32%. Its contrast ratio is 2.78:1 on white and 7.55:1 on black.

#42AE76 Color Conversion

Hex triplet42, AE, 76
CMYK62.07%, 0.00%, 32.18%, 31.76%
RGB Decimal66, 174, 118
HSL149°, 45%, 47%
RGB Octal102, 256, 166
HSV (HSB)148.89°, 62.07%, 68.24%
RGB Binary1000010, 10101110, 1110110
CIE-L*AB63.95, -44.01, 19.83
RGB Percent25.88%, 68.24%, 46.27%
CIE-L*CH63.95, 48.27, 155.75
XYZ20.65, 32.74, 22.37
CIE-L*UV63.95, -45.82, 33.84
xyY0.27, 0.43, 32.74
Hunter-Lab57.22, -35.70, 16.87
RYB25.88%, 54.47%, 68.24%

Color Accessibility Scores

#42AE76 on a dark background: contrast 7.55:1, passes WCAG AAA.
#42AE76 on a light background: contrast 2.78:1, fails WCAG AA.

Color Shades

Tints and shades of #42AE76, from lightest to darkest. Each swatch links to its own color page.

Related Palettes

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Complementary palette

#42AE76 · #7ECEA4 · #296B49 · #AE427A · #CE7EA7

Analogous palette

#7AAE42 · #44AE42 · #42AE76 · #42AEAC · #427AAE

Triadic palette

#42AE76 · #7642AE · #AE7642 · #7ECEA4 · #A47ECE

Tetradic palette

#42AE76 · #4244AE · #AE427A · #AEAC42 · #296B49

Monochromatic palette

#183F2B · #2D7650 · #42AE76 · #72CA9D · #AADFC3

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