#42979E Color

#42979E is rgb(66, 151, 158) in RGB and hsl(185, 41%, 44%) in HSL. The closest CSS named color is CadetBlue. Black text is most readable on this background.

#42979E

HEX#42979E

RGBrgb(66, 151, 158)

HSLhsl(185, 41%, 44%)

HSVhsv(185, 58%, 62%)

OKLCHoklch(62.7% 0.082 202.7)

CMYKcmyk(58%, 4%, 0%, 38%)

Text Contrast & Accessibility

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

TextWhite text3.41:1AA normal ✗AA large ✓AAA normal ✗

TextBlack text6.15:1AA normal ✓AA large ✓AAA normal ✗

Color Harmonies

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

Base#42979E Complementary#9E4A42 Analogous#429E78 Analogous#42699E Triadic#9E4297 Triadic#979E42

Tints & Shades

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

Tints

#52AEB7 #6CBAC1 #88C8CD #A5D5D9 #C2E2E5 #DBEEF0

Shades

#398289 #327177 #295C61 #20484C #173336 #0F2224

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