#42A4A9 Color

#42A4A9 is rgb(66, 164, 169) in RGB and hsl(183, 44%, 46%) in HSL. The closest CSS named color is CadetBlue. Black text is most readable on this background.

#42A4A9

HEX#42A4A9

RGBrgb(66, 164, 169)

HSLhsl(183, 44%, 46%)

HSVhsv(183, 61%, 66%)

OKLCHoklch(66.4% 0.091 199.9)

CMYKcmyk(61%, 3%, 0%, 34%)

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG contrast ratios for text on a #42A4A9 background. AA requires 4.5:1 for normal text and 3:1 for large text; AAA requires 7:1.

TextWhite text2.95:1AA normal ✗AA large ✗AAA normal ✗

TextBlack text7.11:1AA normal ✓AA large ✓AAA normal ✓

Color Harmonies

Colors that pair well with #42A4A9 based on color wheel relationships. Click any swatch for its full breakdown.

Base#42A4A9 Complementary#A94742 Analogous#42A97A Analogous#4270A9 Triadic#A942A4 Triadic#A4A942

Tints & Shades

Lighter tints and darker shades of #42A4A9, useful for hover states, backgrounds, and text variants.

Tints

#52B7BC #70C3C7 #89CED1 #A7DADD #C1E5E7 #DEF1F2

Shades

#398E93 #31797D #286467 #1F4E51 #17393B #0E2425

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