#42A0B8 Color

#42A0B8 is rgb(66, 160, 184) in RGB and hsl(192, 47%, 49%) in HSL. The closest CSS named color is SteelBlue. Black text is most readable on this background.

#42A0B8

HEX#42A0B8

RGBrgb(66, 160, 184)

HSLhsl(192, 47%, 49%)

HSVhsv(192, 64%, 72%)

OKLCHoklch(66% 0.094 217.6)

CMYKcmyk(64%, 13%, 0%, 28%)

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG contrast ratios for text on a #42A0B8 background. AA requires 4.5:1 for normal text and 3:1 for large text; AAA requires 7:1.

TextWhite text3.02:1AA normal ✗AA large ✓AAA normal ✗

TextBlack text6.95:1AA normal ✓AA large ✓AAA normal ✗

Color Harmonies

Colors that pair well with #42A0B8 based on color wheel relationships. Click any swatch for its full breakdown.

Base#42A0B8 Complementary#B85A42 Analogous#42B894 Analogous#4265B8 Triadic#B842A0 Triadic#A0B842

Tints & Shades

Lighter tints and darker shades of #42A0B8, useful for hover states, backgrounds, and text variants.

Tints

#5AAEC4 #74BBCD #8FC8D6 #A9D5E0 #C3E2E9 #DDEFF3

Shades

#3A8DA1 #317687 #296270 #1F4B56 #173840 #0E2125

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