#42A9A5 Color

#42A9A5 is rgb(66, 169, 165) in RGB and hsl(178, 44%, 46%) in HSL. The closest CSS named color is CadetBlue. Black text is most readable on this background.

#42A9A5

HEX#42A9A5

RGBrgb(66, 169, 165)

HSLhsl(178, 44%, 46%)

HSVhsv(178, 61%, 66%)

OKLCHoklch(67.4% 0.094 191.6)

CMYKcmyk(61%, 0%, 2%, 34%)

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG contrast ratios for text on a #42A9A5 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 text7.45:1AA normal ✓AA large ✓AAA normal ✓

Color Harmonies

Colors that pair well with #42A9A5 based on color wheel relationships. Click any swatch for its full breakdown.

Base#42A9A5 Complementary#A94245 Analogous#42A972 Analogous#4279A9 Triadic#A542A9 Triadic#A9A542

Tints & Shades

Lighter tints and darker shades of #42A9A5, useful for hover states, backgrounds, and text variants.

Tints

#52BCB8 #70C7C4 #89D1CF #A7DDDB #C1E7E5 #DEF2F1

Shades

#399390 #317D7A #286765 #1F514F #173B3A #0E2524

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