What color is #42A563?

#42A563 is a desaturated green, closest to the named color Secret Garden. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #42A563?

The RGB value is 66, 165, 99: 66 red, 165 green and 99 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #42A563?

The complementary color is #A54284, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #42A563?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.79:1 and white text 3.09:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#42A563 color

#42A563 rgb(66, 165, 99)

Shades of green

The hex color #42A563 is a desaturated green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 25.9% red, 64.7% green and 38.8% blue (66, 165, 99).

Its hue angle is 140°, with 43% saturation and 45% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 60% cyan, 0% magenta, 40% yellow and 35% black.

The closest named color is Secret Garden (#11AA66), a difference of 3.1 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.79:1).

#42A563 color codes

HEX	`#42A563`
RGB	`rgb(66, 165, 99)`
RGB percent	`rgb(25.9%, 64.7%, 38.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(140, 43%, 45%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(140, 60%, 65%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(60%, 0%, 40%, 35%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(60.75, -43.95, 25.82)`
CIE LCH	`lch(60.75, 50.97, 149.57)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(17.953, 28.968, 16.447)`
Decimal	`4367715`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #42A563, based on their position on the color wheel.

Complementary

The color opposite on the color wheel (180°). Strongest contrast.

Analogous

Neighbors 30° either side. Calm, natural combinations.

Split complementary

The two colors next to the complement (150° and 210°).

Triadic

Three colors evenly spaced, 120° apart.

Tetradic (square)

Four colors 90° apart.

Shades, tints and tones

Shades (darker, mixed with black)

Tints (lighter, mixed with white)

Tones (mixed with gray)

Contrast and accessibility

Text on #42A563	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.79:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.09:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#42A563 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.09:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.79:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

WCAG 2 asks for 4.5:1 for normal text (AA), 7:1 for AAA, and 3:1 for large text. Check other pairs.

Color blindness simulation

How #42A563 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #42a563; }
.text { color: #42a563; }
.border { border: 2px solid #42a563; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(66 165 99 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #42a563, #42a595); }

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Questions

What color is #42A563?: #42A563 is a desaturated green, closest to the named color Secret Garden. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #42A563?: The RGB value is 66, 165, 99: 66 red, 165 green and 99 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #42A563?: The complementary color is #A54284, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #42A563?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.79:1 and white text 3.09:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.