#42ABB3 Color

#42ABB3 is rgb(66, 171, 179) in RGB and hsl(184, 46%, 48%) in HSL. The closest CSS named color is LightSeaGreen. Black text is most readable on this background.

#42ABB3

HEX#42ABB3

RGBrgb(66, 171, 179)

HSLhsl(184, 46%, 48%)

HSVhsv(184, 63%, 70%)

OKLCHoklch(68.4% 0.095 202.3)

CMYKcmyk(63%, 4%, 0%, 30%)

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG contrast ratios for text on a #42ABB3 background. AA requires 4.5:1 for normal text and 3:1 for large text; AAA requires 7:1.

TextWhite text2.72:1AA normal ✗AA large ✗AAA normal ✗

TextBlack text7.71:1AA normal ✓AA large ✓AAA normal ✓

Color Harmonies

Colors that pair well with #42ABB3 based on color wheel relationships. Click any swatch for its full breakdown.

Base#42ABB3 Complementary#B34A42 Analogous#42B382 Analogous#4273B3 Triadic#B342AB Triadic#ABB342

Tints & Shades

Lighter tints and darker shades of #42ABB3, useful for hover states, backgrounds, and text variants.

Tints

#57BAC1 #72C5CB #8CCFD4 #A9DCDF #C3E6E9 #DDF1F3

Shades

#3A969C #307D82 #28676C #205256 #173D3F #0E2425

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