#42AE96 Color

#42AE96 is rgb(66, 174, 150) in RGB and hsl(167, 45%, 47%) in HSL. The closest CSS named color is CadetBlue. Black text is most readable on this background.

#42AE96

HEX#42AE96

RGBrgb(66, 174, 150)

HSLhsl(167, 45%, 47%)

HSVhsv(167, 62%, 68%)

OKLCHoklch(68.2% 0.105 175.6)

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

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG contrast ratios for text on a #42AE96 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 text7.73:1AA normal ✓AA large ✓AAA normal ✓

Color Harmonies

Colors that pair well with #42AE96 based on color wheel relationships. Click any swatch for its full breakdown.

Base#42AE96 Complementary#AE4259 Analogous#42AE60 Analogous#428FAE Triadic#9642AE Triadic#AE9642

Tints & Shades

Lighter tints and darker shades of #42AE96, useful for hover states, backgrounds, and text variants.

Tints

#55BEA8 #72CAB7 #8CD4C4 #A6DDD1 #C0E7DF #DEF2EE

Shades

#3A9883 #318170 #296B5D #1F5146 #163B33 #0E2520

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