#42A0A9 Color

#42A0A9 is rgb(66, 160, 169) in RGB and hsl(185, 44%, 46%) in HSL. The closest CSS named color is CadetBlue. Black text is most readable on this background.

#42A0A9

HEX#42A0A9

RGBrgb(66, 160, 169)

HSLhsl(185, 44%, 46%)

HSVhsv(185, 61%, 66%)

OKLCHoklch(65.4% 0.088 203.9)

CMYKcmyk(61%, 5%, 0%, 34%)

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG contrast ratios for text on a #42A0A9 background. AA requires 4.5:1 for normal text and 3:1 for large text; AAA requires 7:1.

TextWhite text3.07:1AA normal ✗AA large ✓AAA normal ✗

TextBlack text6.83:1AA normal ✓AA large ✓AAA normal ✗

Color Harmonies

Colors that pair well with #42A0A9 based on color wheel relationships. Click any swatch for its full breakdown.

Base#42A0A9 Complementary#A94A42 Analogous#42A97E Analogous#426DA9 Triadic#A942A0 Triadic#A0A942

Tints & Shades

Lighter tints and darker shades of #42A0A9, useful for hover states, backgrounds, and text variants.

Tints

#52B3BC #70C0C7 #89CBD1 #A7D8DD #C1E4E7 #DEF0F2

Shades

#398B93 #31767D #286267 #1F4D51 #17383B #0E2325

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