#42A9A4 Color

#42A9A4 is rgb(66, 169, 164) in RGB and hsl(177, 44%, 46%) in HSL. The closest CSS named color is CadetBlue. Black text is most readable on this background.

#42A9A4

HEX#42A9A4

RGBrgb(66, 169, 164)

HSLhsl(177, 44%, 46%)

HSVhsv(177, 61%, 66%)

OKLCHoklch(67.4% 0.094 190.7)

CMYKcmyk(61%, 0%, 3%, 34%)

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG contrast ratios for text on a #42A9A4 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 #42A9A4 based on color wheel relationships. Click any swatch for its full breakdown.

Base#42A9A4 Complementary#A94247 Analogous#42A970 Analogous#427AA9 Triadic#A442A9 Triadic#A9A442

Tints & Shades

Lighter tints and darker shades of #42A9A4, useful for hover states, backgrounds, and text variants.

Tints

#52BCB7 #70C7C3 #89D1CE #A7DDDA #C1E7E5 #DEF2F1

Shades

#39938E #317D79 #286764 #1F514E #173B39 #0E2524

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