#42979A Color

#42979A is rgb(66, 151, 154) in RGB and hsl(182, 40%, 43%) in HSL. The closest CSS named color is CadetBlue. Black text is most readable on this background.

#42979A

HEX#42979A

RGBrgb(66, 151, 154)

HSLhsl(182, 40%, 43%)

HSVhsv(182, 57%, 60%)

OKLCHoklch(62.6% 0.081 198.4)

CMYKcmyk(57%, 2%, 0%, 40%)

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG contrast ratios for text on a #42979A background. AA requires 4.5:1 for normal text and 3:1 for large text; AAA requires 7:1.

TextWhite text3.43:1AA normal ✗AA large ✓AAA normal ✗

TextBlack text6.12:1AA normal ✓AA large ✓AAA normal ✗

Color Harmonies

Colors that pair well with #42979A based on color wheel relationships. Click any swatch for its full breakdown.

Base#42979A Complementary#9A4542 Analogous#429A71 Analogous#426B9A Triadic#9A4297 Triadic#979A42

Tints & Shades

Lighter tints and darker shades of #42979A, useful for hover states, backgrounds, and text variants.

Tints

#50B1B4 #6DBDC0 #89CACD #A2D5D7 #BFE2E3 #DBEFF0

Shades

#398284 #317072 #285B5D #204A4B #173536 #0F2324

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