#42ADB3 Color

#42ADB3 is rgb(66, 173, 179) in RGB and hsl(183, 46%, 48%) in HSL. The closest CSS named color is LightSeaGreen. Black text is most readable on this background.

#42ADB3

HEX#42ADB3

RGBrgb(66, 173, 179)

HSLhsl(183, 46%, 48%)

HSVhsv(183, 63%, 70%)

OKLCHoklch(68.9% 0.097 200.4)

CMYKcmyk(63%, 3%, 0%, 30%)

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG contrast ratios for text on a #42ADB3 background. AA requires 4.5:1 for normal text and 3:1 for large text; AAA requires 7:1.

TextWhite text2.67:1AA normal ✗AA large ✗AAA normal ✗

TextBlack text7.86:1AA normal ✓AA large ✓AAA normal ✓

Color Harmonies

Colors that pair well with #42ADB3 based on color wheel relationships. Click any swatch for its full breakdown.

Base#42ADB3 Complementary#B34842 Analogous#42B380 Analogous#4275B3 Triadic#B342AD Triadic#ADB342

Tints & Shades

Lighter tints and darker shades of #42ADB3, useful for hover states, backgrounds, and text variants.

Tints

#57BCC1 #72C6CB #8CD1D4 #A9DDDF #C3E7E9 #DDF2F3

Shades

#3A979C #307E82 #28696C #205356 #173D3F #0E2425

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