#42A99F Color

#42A99F is rgb(66, 169, 159) in RGB and hsl(174, 44%, 46%) in HSL. The closest CSS named color is CadetBlue. Black text is most readable on this background.

#42A99F

HEX#42A99F

RGBrgb(66, 169, 159)

HSLhsl(174, 44%, 46%)

HSVhsv(174, 61%, 66%)

OKLCHoklch(67.2% 0.096 186.3)

CMYKcmyk(61%, 0%, 6%, 34%)

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG contrast ratios for text on a #42A99F 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 #42A99F based on color wheel relationships. Click any swatch for its full breakdown.

Base#42A99F Complementary#A9424C Analogous#42A96B Analogous#4280A9 Triadic#9F42A9 Triadic#A99F42

Tints & Shades

Lighter tints and darker shades of #42A99F, useful for hover states, backgrounds, and text variants.

Tints

#52BCB1 #70C7BF #89D1CA #A7DDD7 #C1E7E3 #DEF2F0

Shades

#39938A #317D75 #286761 #1F514C #173B37 #0E2522

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