#42A2A9 Color

#42A2A9 is rgb(66, 162, 169) in RGB and hsl(184, 44%, 46%) in HSL. The closest CSS named color is CadetBlue. Black text is most readable on this background.

#42A2A9

HEX#42A2A9

RGBrgb(66, 162, 169)

HSLhsl(184, 44%, 46%)

HSVhsv(184, 61%, 66%)

OKLCHoklch(65.9% 0.089 201.9)

CMYKcmyk(61%, 4%, 0%, 34%)

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG contrast ratios for text on a #42A2A9 background. AA requires 4.5:1 for normal text and 3:1 for large text; AAA requires 7:1.

TextWhite text3.01:1AA normal ✗AA large ✓AAA normal ✗

TextBlack text6.97:1AA normal ✓AA large ✓AAA normal ✗

Color Harmonies

Colors that pair well with #42A2A9 based on color wheel relationships. Click any swatch for its full breakdown.

Base#42A2A9 Complementary#A94942 Analogous#42A97C Analogous#426EA9 Triadic#A942A2 Triadic#A2A942

Tints & Shades

Lighter tints and darker shades of #42A2A9, useful for hover states, backgrounds, and text variants.

Tints

#52B5BC #70C1C7 #89CDD1 #A7D9DD #C1E4E7 #DEF1F2

Shades

#398D93 #31787D #286367 #1F4D51 #17383B #0E2325

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