#42AAC2 Color

#42AAC2 is rgb(66, 170, 194) in RGB and hsl(191, 51%, 51%) in HSL. The closest CSS named color is MediumTurquoise. Black text is most readable on this background.

#42AAC2

HEX#42AAC2

RGBrgb(66, 170, 194)

HSLhsl(191, 51%, 51%)

HSVhsv(191, 66%, 76%)

OKLCHoklch(68.8% 0.1 215.9)

CMYKcmyk(66%, 12%, 0%, 24%)

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG contrast ratios for text on a #42AAC2 background. AA requires 4.5:1 for normal text and 3:1 for large text; AAA requires 7:1.

TextWhite text2.71:1AA normal ✗AA large ✗AAA normal ✗

TextBlack text7.76:1AA normal ✓AA large ✓AAA normal ✓

Color Harmonies

Colors that pair well with #42AAC2 based on color wheel relationships. Click any swatch for its full breakdown.

Base#42AAC2 Complementary#C25A42 Analogous#42C299 Analogous#426BC2 Triadic#C242AA Triadic#AAC242

Tints & Shades

Lighter tints and darker shades of #42AAC2, useful for hover states, backgrounds, and text variants.

Tints

#5DB6CB #74C1D2 #8FCDDB #AAD9E4 #C5E5EC #DCEFF4

Shades

#3794A9 #2F8092 #276977 #1E515C #153941 #0E252A

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