Color
#42f059
#42f059rgb(66, 240, 89)hsl(128, 85%, 60%)oklch(0.839 0.238 144.9)Colors that go with #42f059
Violet, Deep Sky Blue and Hot Pink lead the list. Each partner is a real named colour with the reason it works — a wheel relationship, a neutral that carries it, or a pairing lifted from a palette or brand system that actually shipped — and every pair opens in the palette tool.
Violet #ee82ee
complementaryViolet sits directly opposite #42f059 on the wheel — the strongest contrast one hue can give another, so use it small: a button, a link colour, one highlight.
Deep Sky Blue #00bfff
shippedDesigners have shipped Deep Sky Blue with #42f059: 3 real palettes, including Remix's brand system and Prime Video's brand system, as the lead colour.
Hot Pink #ff69b4
split-complementHot Pink is a split-complement of #42f059: nearly opposite, so it still pops against it, without the vibrating edge of a true complement.
Plum #dda0dd
split-complementPlum is a split-complement of #42f059: nearly opposite, so it still pops against it, without the vibrating edge of a true complement.
Charcoal #36454f
neutralCharcoal is the body-text near-black for #42f059: its slight blue cast keeps type crisp beside a warm colour where pure #000 looks heavy.
Red #ff0000
shippedRed is paired with #42f059 in two real palettes: Gatorade's brand system and Wise's brand system, as the supporting colour.
Royal Blue #4169e1
shippedRoyal Blue is paired with #42f059 in two real palettes: MongoDB's brand system and Brilliant's brand system, as the supporting colour.
Taupe #483c32
shippedTaupe is paired with #42f059 in two real palettes: 7-Eleven's brand system and WhatsApp's brand system, as the lead colour.
Real palettes that use #42f059
Tints & shades
Harmonies
Contrast
| #42f059 as text | Ratio | AA | AA large | AAA | Fix |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Aaon white | 1.52:1 | fail | fail | fail | |
Aaon black | 13.84:1 | pass | pass | pass | Passes AAA — no fix needed. |
Fixes keep hue and saturation and move lightness only, so the suggestion stays on-brand. Ratios are symmetric: the same numbers apply with #42f059 as the background.
Brands using this color
Point any MCP client at the shared colors endpoint and your agent gets the same engine as this page — direct_palette, edit_direction, check_palette, check_contrast — read-only, no key. Every direction it proposes comes with a /colors/d/… link: open it, lock what you like, paste the link back, and the agent edits rather than re-rolls.
https://mcp.brandsweets.com/colors/mcpclaude mcp add --transport http brandsweets-colors https://mcp.brandsweets.com/colors/mcp
›analyze #42f059 and generate a 5-color palette that keeps it as the primary; give me the /palettes/new link
/palettes/new/42f059-a2bea9-ac4edf-1f2d27-ecf1e9?lock=0&style=vibrantWant the agent to remember your picks and write them into a living brand? Create a free BrandSweets workspace.
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