What color is #42B058?

#42B058 is a desaturated green, closest to the named color Devil’s Grass. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #42B058?

The RGB value is 66, 176, 88: 66 red, 176 green and 88 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #42B058?

The complementary color is #B0429A, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #42B058?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.58:1 and white text 2.77:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#42B058 color

#42B058 rgb(66, 176, 88)

Shades of green

The hex color #42B058 is a desaturated green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 25.9% red, 69% green and 34.5% blue (66, 176, 88).

Its hue angle is 132°, with 45% saturation and 47% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 63% cyan, 0% magenta, 50% yellow and 31% black.

The closest named color is Devil’s Grass (#44AA55), a difference of 1.7 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.58:1).

#42B058 color codes

HEX	`#42B058`
RGB	`rgb(66, 176, 88)`
RGB percent	`rgb(25.9%, 69%, 34.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(132, 45%, 47%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(132, 63%, 69%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(63%, 0%, 50%, 31%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(64.09, -50.15, 35.83)`
CIE LCH	`lch(64.09, 61.64, 144.46)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(19.532, 32.912, 14.554)`
Decimal	`4370520`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #42B058, 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 #42B058	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.58:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.77:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#42B058 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.77:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.58:1	Pass	Pass	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 #42B058 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #42b058; }
.text { color: #42b058; }
.border { border: 2px solid #42b058; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(66 176 88 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #42b058, #42b08f); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Medium Sea Green.

Questions

What color is #42B058?: #42B058 is a desaturated green, closest to the named color Devil’s Grass. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #42B058?: The RGB value is 66, 176, 88: 66 red, 176 green and 88 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #42B058?: The complementary color is #B0429A, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #42B058?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.58:1 and white text 2.77:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.