All About Color #42AE8A

#42AE8A

About #42AE8A

#42AE8A is a medium green color with the hex code #42AE8A. In RGB it is red 66, green 174, blue 138; in HSL it is hue 160°, saturation 45%, lightness 47%; in CMYK it is 62%, 0%, 21%, 32%. Its contrast ratio is 2.74:1 on white and 7.65:1 on black.

#42AE8A Color Conversion

Hex triplet42, AE, 8A
CMYK62.07%, 0.00%, 20.69%, 31.76%
RGB Decimal66, 174, 138
HSL160°, 45%, 47%
RGB Octal102, 256, 212
HSV (HSB)160.00°, 62.07%, 68.24%
RGB Binary1000010, 10101110, 10001010
CIE-L*AB64.38, -39.59, 9.44
RGB Percent25.88%, 68.24%, 54.12%
CIE-L*CH64.38, 40.70, 166.58
XYZ21.97, 33.27, 29.31
CIE-L*UV64.38, -44.77, 19.57
xyY0.26, 0.39, 33.27
Hunter-Lab57.68, -32.94, 10.25
RYB25.88%, 51.29%, 68.24%

Color Accessibility Scores

#42AE8A on a dark background: contrast 7.65:1, passes WCAG AAA.
#42AE8A on a light background: contrast 2.74:1, fails WCAG AA.

Color Shades

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Related Palettes

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Complementary palette

#42AE8A · #7ECEB3 · #296B55 · #AE4266 · #CE7E98

Analogous palette

#66AE42 · #42AE54 · #42AE8A · #429CAE · #4266AE

Triadic palette

#42AE8A · #8A42AE · #AE8A42 · #7ECEB3 · #B37ECE

Tetradic palette

#42AE8A · #5442AE · #AE4266 · #9CAE42 · #296B55

Monochromatic palette

#183F32 · #2D765E · #42AE8A · #72CAAD · #AADFCD

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