#42E9A8

A medium, vivid green closely aligning with Aquamarine.

About #42E9A8

At its core, #42E9A8 is a medium and vivid hue. It is closely associated with the named CSS color Aquamarine. Its digital footprint relies on 66 parts red, 233 parts green, and 168 parts blue light.

Translating this color to physical media requires the CMYK color model. To reproduce this shade on paper, a printer utilizes 72% cyan and 0% magenta inks. The HSL representation is 156.6° hue, 79.1% saturation, and 58.6% lightness.

Ensuring your text is legible against this background is a key part of web design. To prevent eye strain, #000000 text pairs best with this hex code. Be sure to check our contrast matrix below to see exactly how it performs against common backgrounds.

Color Space Conversions

HEX#42E9A8
RGB66, 233, 168
HSL156.6°, 79.1%, 58.6%
CMYK72%, 0%, 28%, 9%
HSV156.6°, 71.7%, 91.4%
LAB83.1, -57.2, 19.6
XYZ38.5, 62.3, 47.0
Decimal4385192

Color Harmonies

Complementary

Analogous

Triadic

Tints, Shades & Tones

Tints (Adding White)

Shades (Adding Black)

WCAG Contrast Accessibility

1.56:1
Text on #FFFFFF
FAIL
13.45:1
Text on #000000
AAA
1.49:1
Text on #F8FAFC
FAIL
11.44:1
Text on #0F172A
AAA

CSS Implementation

.bg-color { background-color: #42E9A8; }
.text-color { color: #42E9A8; }
.border-color { border: 2px solid #42E9A8; }

Similar Colors

Aquamarine
#7FFFD4