#42A7B3 Color

#42A7B3 is rgb(66, 167, 179) in RGB and hsl(186, 46%, 48%) in HSL. The closest CSS named color is CadetBlue. Black text is most readable on this background.

#42A7B3

HEX#42A7B3

RGBrgb(66, 167, 179)

HSLhsl(186, 46%, 48%)

HSVhsv(186, 63%, 70%)

OKLCHoklch(67.5% 0.094 206.1)

CMYKcmyk(63%, 7%, 0%, 30%)

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG contrast ratios for text on a #42A7B3 background. AA requires 4.5:1 for normal text and 3:1 for large text; AAA requires 7:1.

TextWhite text2.83:1AA normal ✗AA large ✗AAA normal ✗

TextBlack text7.41:1AA normal ✓AA large ✓AAA normal ✓

Color Harmonies

Colors that pair well with #42A7B3 based on color wheel relationships. Click any swatch for its full breakdown.

Base#42A7B3 Complementary#B34D42 Analogous#42B386 Analogous#426FB3 Triadic#B342A7 Triadic#A7B342

Tints & Shades

Lighter tints and darker shades of #42A7B3, useful for hover states, backgrounds, and text variants.

Tints

#57B6C1 #72C2CB #8CCDD4 #A9DADF #C3E5E9 #DDF0F3

Shades

#3A939C #307A82 #28656C #205056 #173B3F #0E2325

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