#42A7AE Color

#42A7AE is rgb(66, 167, 174) in RGB and hsl(184, 45%, 47%) in HSL. The closest CSS named color is CadetBlue. Black text is most readable on this background.

#42A7AE

HEX#42A7AE

RGBrgb(66, 167, 174)

HSLhsl(184, 45%, 47%)

HSVhsv(184, 62%, 68%)

OKLCHoklch(67.3% 0.093 201.6)

CMYKcmyk(62%, 4%, 0%, 32%)

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG contrast ratios for text on a #42A7AE 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 text7.37:1AA normal ✓AA large ✓AAA normal ✓

Color Harmonies

Colors that pair well with #42A7AE based on color wheel relationships. Click any swatch for its full breakdown.

Base#42A7AE Complementary#AE4942 Analogous#42AE7F Analogous#4271AE Triadic#AE42A7 Triadic#A7AE42

Tints & Shades

Lighter tints and darker shades of #42A7AE, useful for hover states, backgrounds, and text variants.

Tints

#55B7BE #72C4CA #8CCFD4 #A6DADD #C0E5E7 #DEF1F2

Shades

#3A9198 #317C81 #29676B #1F4E51 #16393B #0E2325

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