#42A99B Color

#42A99B is rgb(66, 169, 155) in RGB and hsl(172, 44%, 46%) in HSL. The closest CSS named color is CadetBlue. Black text is most readable on this background.

#42A99B

HEX#42A99B

RGBrgb(66, 169, 155)

HSLhsl(172, 44%, 46%)

HSVhsv(172, 61%, 66%)

OKLCHoklch(67.1% 0.097 182.9)

CMYKcmyk(61%, 0%, 8%, 34%)

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG contrast ratios for text on a #42A99B 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 #42A99B based on color wheel relationships. Click any swatch for its full breakdown.

Base#42A99B Complementary#A9424F Analogous#42A968 Analogous#4283A9 Triadic#9B42A9 Triadic#A99B42

Tints & Shades

Lighter tints and darker shades of #42A99B, useful for hover states, backgrounds, and text variants.

Tints

#52BCAE #70C7BC #89D1C8 #A7DDD6 #C1E7E2 #DEF2EF

Shades

#399387 #317D73 #28675E #1F514A #173B36 #0E2522

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