#42A3AE Color

#42A3AE is rgb(66, 163, 174) in RGB and hsl(186, 45%, 47%) in HSL. The closest CSS named color is CadetBlue. Black text is most readable on this background.

#42A3AE

HEX#42A3AE

RGBrgb(66, 163, 174)

HSLhsl(186, 45%, 47%)

HSVhsv(186, 62%, 68%)

OKLCHoklch(66.3% 0.091 205.6)

CMYKcmyk(62%, 6%, 0%, 32%)

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG contrast ratios for text on a #42A3AE background. AA requires 4.5:1 for normal text and 3:1 for large text; AAA requires 7:1.

TextWhite text2.97:1AA normal ✗AA large ✗AAA normal ✗

TextBlack text7.08:1AA normal ✓AA large ✓AAA normal ✓

Color Harmonies

Colors that pair well with #42A3AE based on color wheel relationships. Click any swatch for its full breakdown.

Base#42A3AE Complementary#AE4D42 Analogous#42AE83 Analogous#426DAE Triadic#AE42A3 Triadic#A3AE42

Tints & Shades

Lighter tints and darker shades of #42A3AE, useful for hover states, backgrounds, and text variants.

Tints

#55B4BE #72C1CA #8CCCD4 #A6D8DD #C0E3E7 #DEF0F2

Shades

#3A8E98 #317981 #29656B #1F4C51 #16373B #0E2325

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