#42A8AE Color

#42A8AE is rgb(66, 168, 174) in RGB and hsl(183, 45%, 47%) in HSL. The closest CSS named color is CadetBlue. Black text is most readable on this background.

#42A8AE

HEX#42A8AE

RGBrgb(66, 168, 174)

HSLhsl(183, 45%, 47%)

HSVhsv(183, 62%, 68%)

OKLCHoklch(67.5% 0.093 200.6)

CMYKcmyk(62%, 3%, 0%, 32%)

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG contrast ratios for text on a #42A8AE background. AA requires 4.5:1 for normal text and 3:1 for large text; AAA requires 7:1.

TextWhite text2.82:1AA normal ✗AA large ✗AAA normal ✗

TextBlack text7.44:1AA normal ✓AA large ✓AAA normal ✓

Color Harmonies

Colors that pair well with #42A8AE based on color wheel relationships. Click any swatch for its full breakdown.

Base#42A8AE Complementary#AE4742 Analogous#42AE7D Analogous#4272AE Triadic#AE42A8 Triadic#A8AE42

Tints & Shades

Lighter tints and darker shades of #42A8AE, useful for hover states, backgrounds, and text variants.

Tints

#55B9BE #72C5CA #8CD0D4 #A6DBDD #C0E5E7 #DEF1F2

Shades

#3A9398 #317D81 #29686B #1F4F51 #16393B #0E2425

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