Color
#42ff75
#42ff75rgb(66, 255, 117)hsl(136, 100%, 63%)oklch(0.88 0.234 147.8)Colors that go with #42ff75
Violet, Charcoal and Deep Sky Blue 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 #42ff75 on the wheel — the strongest contrast one hue can give another, so use it small: a button, a link colour, one highlight.
Charcoal #36454f
neutralshippedCharcoal is the body-text near-black for #42ff75: its slight blue cast keeps type crisp beside a warm colour where pure #000 looks heavy.
Deep Sky Blue #00bfff
shippedDesigners have shipped Deep Sky Blue with #42ff75: 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 #42ff75: 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 #42ff75: nearly opposite, so it still pops against it, without the vibrating edge of a true complement.
Blue #0000ff
shippedTwo real palettes: MongoDB's brand system and Robinhood's brand system put Blue beside #42ff75, as the accent.
Taupe #483c32
shippedTaupe is paired with #42ff75 in two real palettes: 7-Eleven's brand system and Astro's brand system, as the lead colour.
Salmon #fa8072
triadicSalmon completes a triad with #42ff75 — three hues spaced evenly round the wheel, the classic way to get energy into a palette without a clash.
Real palettes that use #42ff75
Tints & shades
Harmonies
Contrast
| #42ff75 as text | Ratio | AA | AA large | AAA | Fix |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Aaon white | 1.33:1 | fail | fail | fail | |
Aaon black | 15.79:1 | 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 #42ff75 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 #42ff75 and generate a 5-color palette that keeps it as the primary; give me the /palettes/new link
/palettes/new/42ff75-a2bead-b959d4-1f2d29-ebf1e9?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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