#42ACAE Color

#42ACAE is rgb(66, 172, 174) in RGB and hsl(181, 45%, 47%) in HSL. The closest CSS named color is LightSeaGreen. Black text is most readable on this background.

#42ACAE

HEX#42ACAE

RGBrgb(66, 172, 174)

HSLhsl(181, 45%, 47%)

HSVhsv(181, 62%, 68%)

OKLCHoklch(68.5% 0.096 196.9)

CMYKcmyk(62%, 1%, 0%, 32%)

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG contrast ratios for text on a #42ACAE 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 text7.74:1AA normal ✓AA large ✓AAA normal ✓

Color Harmonies

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

Base#42ACAE Complementary#AE4442 Analogous#42AE7A Analogous#4276AE Triadic#AE42AC Triadic#ACAE42

Tints & Shades

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

Tints

#55BDBE #72C8CA #8CD2D4 #A6DCDD #C0E7E7 #DEF2F2

Shades

#3A9698 #318081 #296A6B #1F5151 #163B3B #0E2525

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