#42A6B8 Color

#42A6B8 is rgb(66, 166, 184) in RGB and hsl(189, 47%, 49%) in HSL. The closest CSS named color is SteelBlue. Black text is most readable on this background.

#42A6B8

HEX#42A6B8

RGBrgb(66, 166, 184)

HSLhsl(189, 47%, 49%)

HSVhsv(189, 64%, 72%)

OKLCHoklch(67.4% 0.095 211.5)

CMYKcmyk(64%, 10%, 0%, 28%)

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG contrast ratios for text on a #42A6B8 background. AA requires 4.5:1 for normal text and 3:1 for large text; AAA requires 7:1.

TextWhite text2.85:1AA normal ✗AA large ✗AAA normal ✗

TextBlack text7.38:1AA normal ✓AA large ✓AAA normal ✓

Color Harmonies

Colors that pair well with #42A6B8 based on color wheel relationships. Click any swatch for its full breakdown.

Base#42A6B8 Complementary#B85442 Analogous#42B88F Analogous#426BB8 Triadic#B842A6 Triadic#A6B842

Tints & Shades

Lighter tints and darker shades of #42A6B8, useful for hover states, backgrounds, and text variants.

Tints

#5AB4C4 #74C0CD #8FCCD6 #A9D8E0 #C3E4E9 #DDF0F3

Shades

#3A92A1 #317A87 #296670 #1F4E56 #173A40 #0E2225

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