#42AAAE Color

#42AAAE is rgb(66, 170, 174) in RGB and hsl(182, 45%, 47%) in HSL. The closest CSS named color is CadetBlue. Black text is most readable on this background.

#42AAAE

HEX#42AAAE

RGBrgb(66, 170, 174)

HSLhsl(182, 45%, 47%)

HSVhsv(182, 62%, 68%)

OKLCHoklch(68% 0.094 198.7)

CMYKcmyk(62%, 2%, 0%, 32%)

Text Contrast & Accessibility

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

TextWhite text2.77:1AA normal ✗AA large ✗AAA normal ✗

TextBlack text7.59:1AA normal ✓AA large ✓AAA normal ✓

Color Harmonies

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

Base#42AAAE Complementary#AE4642 Analogous#42AE7B Analogous#4274AE Triadic#AE42AA Triadic#AAAE42

Tints & Shades

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

Tints

#55BBBE #72C7CA #8CD1D4 #A6DCDD #C0E6E7 #DEF2F2

Shades

#3A9498 #317F81 #29696B #1F5051 #163A3B #0E2425

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