#42A8B8 Color

#42A8B8 is rgb(66, 168, 184) in RGB and hsl(188, 47%, 49%) in HSL. The closest CSS named color is LightSeaGreen. Black text is most readable on this background.

#42A8B8

HEX#42A8B8

RGBrgb(66, 168, 184)

HSLhsl(188, 47%, 49%)

HSVhsv(188, 64%, 72%)

OKLCHoklch(67.9% 0.095 209.5)

CMYKcmyk(64%, 9%, 0%, 28%)

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG contrast ratios for text on a #42A8B8 background. AA requires 4.5:1 for normal text and 3:1 for large text; AAA requires 7:1.

TextWhite text2.79:1AA normal ✗AA large ✗AAA normal ✗

TextBlack text7.52:1AA normal ✓AA large ✓AAA normal ✓

Color Harmonies

Colors that pair well with #42A8B8 based on color wheel relationships. Click any swatch for its full breakdown.

Base#42A8B8 Complementary#B85242 Analogous#42B88D Analogous#426DB8 Triadic#B842A8 Triadic#A8B842

Tints & Shades

Lighter tints and darker shades of #42A8B8, useful for hover states, backgrounds, and text variants.

Tints

#5AB5C4 #74C1CD #8FCDD6 #A9D9E0 #C3E4E9 #DDF0F3

Shades

#3A93A1 #317B87 #296770 #1F4F56 #173A40 #0E2225

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