#42AE95 Color

#42AE95 is rgb(66, 174, 149) in RGB and hsl(166, 45%, 47%) in HSL. The closest CSS named color is CadetBlue. Black text is most readable on this background.

#42AE95

HEX#42AE95

RGBrgb(66, 174, 149)

HSLhsl(166, 45%, 47%)

HSVhsv(166, 62%, 68%)

OKLCHoklch(68.2% 0.106 174.9)

CMYKcmyk(62%, 0%, 14%, 32%)

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG contrast ratios for text on a #42AE95 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 text7.72:1AA normal ✓AA large ✓AAA normal ✓

Color Harmonies

Colors that pair well with #42AE95 based on color wheel relationships. Click any swatch for its full breakdown.

Base#42AE95 Complementary#AE425B Analogous#42AE5F Analogous#4291AE Triadic#9542AE Triadic#AE9542

Tints & Shades

Lighter tints and darker shades of #42AE95, useful for hover states, backgrounds, and text variants.

Tints

#55BEA6 #72CAB5 #8CD4C3 #A6DDD0 #C0E7DE #DEF2EE

Shades

#3A9882 #31816F #296B5C #1F5146 #163B33 #0E2520

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