Information about #42A27C color
Basic facts about this digital color
A confidently colored spring green, #42A27C sits on the lighter side of the spectrum. Expect to see shades like this in balanced palettes where no single element should shout. In The Official Register of Color Names it is a near neighbor of Moderate Spring Green (#4AA879). Nearby in the Register you will also find Moderate Aquamarine (#4AA885) and Gossamer (#399F86).
Technically, the mix leans on its green channel (rgb(66, 162, 124)), which gives #42A27C its character. On this background, black text reaches a 6.7:1 contrast ratio (passing WCAG AA); white stays at 3.1:1. No one has named #42A27C so far. Register a name for it and it becomes a permanent record.
#42A27C color variations
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#42A27C color tints
Tints look brighter, pastel, and less intense.
#42A27C color shades
Shades look darker, richer, and more solid.
#42A27C color tones
Tones looks more sophisticated and complex than base colors.
#42A27C color hues
A hue refers to the basic neighbors of color and is variation of base color on the color wheel.
#42A27C color harmonies
Color harmonies are pleasing color schemes created according to their position on a color wheel.
Complementary
Complementary color schemes are made by picking two opposite colors con the color wheel. They appear vibrant near to each other.
Split complementary
Split complementary schemes are like complementary but they uses two adiacent colors of the complement. They are more flexible than complementary ones.
Analogous
Analogous color schemes are made by picking three colors that are next to each other on the color wheel. They are perceived as calm and serene.
Triadic
Triadic color schemes are created by picking three colors equally spaced on the color wheel. They appear quite contrasted and multicolored.
Tetradic
Tetradic color schemes are made form two couples of complementary colors in a rectangular shape on the color wheel.
Square
Square color schemes are like tetradic arranged in a square instead of rectangle. Colors appear even more contrasting.
Alternatives to #42A27C color
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Nearest named colors to #42A27C
The closest officially registered color names in the Register, ordered by similarity — your shade’s neighborhood is already being claimed.
#4AA879
#4AA885
#399F86
#3EAF76
#3E9889
#4AA86D
#3E8F78
#40A368
#489084
#39A78E
#3CB371
#438D80
#42A27C color backgrounds & wallpapers
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Conversions between color systems and etc.
- HEX#42A27C
- RGB66, 162, 124
- CMYK38, 0, 15, 36
- CSSrgb(66, 162, 124)
- HSL156°, 42%, 45%
- HSL Precise156.25°, 42.105%, 44.706%
- HSV156°, 59%, 64%
- HSB156°, 59%, 64%
- Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.259
- Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.635
- Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.486
- GLSLvec3(0.259, 0.635, 0.486)
- GLSL with alphavec4(0.259, 0.635, 0.486, 1.000)
- HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.259, 0.635, 0.486)
- Percentage of Red in RGB25.9%
- Percentage of Green in RGB63.5%
- Percentage of Blue in RGB48.6%
- Color FamilySpring Green
- Saturation FamilyModerate Saturation
- Lightness FamilyLight
- HEX ID42A27C
- DECIMAL ID4366972
- Name LengthThis color has no name
- Seen by search & AI crawlers19 times
- Counting from2025-01-01
