#42AAB8 Color

#42AAB8 is rgb(66, 170, 184) in RGB and hsl(187, 47%, 49%) in HSL. The closest CSS named color is LightSeaGreen. Black text is most readable on this background.

#42AAB8

HEX#42AAB8

RGBrgb(66, 170, 184)

HSLhsl(187, 47%, 49%)

HSVhsv(187, 64%, 72%)

OKLCHoklch(68.4% 0.096 207.6)

CMYKcmyk(64%, 8%, 0%, 28%)

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG contrast ratios for text on a #42AAB8 background. AA requires 4.5:1 for normal text and 3:1 for large text; AAA requires 7:1.

TextWhite text2.74:1AA normal ✗AA large ✗AAA normal ✗

TextBlack text7.67:1AA normal ✓AA large ✓AAA normal ✓

Color Harmonies

Colors that pair well with #42AAB8 based on color wheel relationships. Click any swatch for its full breakdown.

Base#42AAB8 Complementary#B85042 Analogous#42B88B Analogous#426FB8 Triadic#B842AA Triadic#AAB842

Tints & Shades

Lighter tints and darker shades of #42AAB8, useful for hover states, backgrounds, and text variants.

Tints

#5AB7C4 #74C3CD #8FCED6 #A9D9E0 #C3E5E9 #DDF0F3

Shades

#3A95A1 #317D87 #296870 #1F5056 #173B40 #0E2325

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