Palettes / Colors / #42E097

#42E097 — Green

#42E097 is a green color we call Green, closest to the named color MediumTurquoise (#48D1CC). It belongs to the green family.

#42E097 is a cool green color associated with growth, calm and balance. It is saturated enough to be the accent — buttons, highlights and calls to action — while neutrals do the quiet work around it.

Its strongest partner is its complement #E0428C; it also sits naturally between #42E048 and #42DBE0. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.

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Color values

RGB & CMYK percentages

Red 26% · Green 88% · Blue 59%

Cyan 71% · Magenta 0% · Yellow 33% · Key 12%

CMYK values are unprofiled approximations for screen reference — not a print-proofing guarantee.

Previews

CSS code for #42E097

.text { color: #42E097; }
.background { background-color: #42E097; }
.border { border: 3px solid #42E097; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(66, 224, 151); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(152, 72%, 57%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #42E097; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(66, 224, 151, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #42E097; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(66, 224, 151, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#42E097">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#42E097">Div content here</div>

Shades of #42E097

Tints of #42E097

Tones of #42E097

Color harmonies

Complementary — #E0428C:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #42E097: #000000.

How #42E097 looks with color blindness

Simulated with standard Machado color-vision-deficiency matrices — useful when this color carries meaning in charts, maps or interfaces:

Closest design-system colors

The nearest matches in the Tailwind CSS, Material Design and Bootstrap palettes — handy when you need a framework class instead of a raw hex:

Palettes with a similar color

These palettes use a close neighbour of #42E097 rather than the exact color:

Similar colors

The closest colors that actually appear in our palette collection — click any to open its page:

Browse neighbouring colors

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Frequently asked questions

What color is #42E097?

#42E097 is Green, a green color (RGB 66, 224, 151). Its closest standard named color is MediumTurquoise.

What is the RGB and HSL of #42E097?

#42E097 is RGB 66, 224, 151 — HSL 152°, 72%, 57% — CMYK 71%, 0%, 33%, 12%.

What colors go with #42E097?

Its complement is #E0428C; analogous partners are #42E048 and #42DBE0. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #42E097 for text?

Black text on #42E097 has a contrast ratio of 12.34:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.70:1.