#42AE98 Color

#42AE98 is rgb(66, 174, 152) in RGB and hsl(168, 45%, 47%) in HSL. The closest CSS named color is CadetBlue. Black text is most readable on this background.

#42AE98

HEX#42AE98

RGBrgb(66, 174, 152)

HSLhsl(168, 45%, 47%)

HSVhsv(168, 62%, 68%)

OKLCHoklch(68.3% 0.104 177.1)

CMYKcmyk(62%, 0%, 13%, 32%)

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG contrast ratios for text on a #42AE98 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 #42AE98 based on color wheel relationships. Click any swatch for its full breakdown.

Base#42AE98 Complementary#AE4257 Analogous#42AE62 Analogous#428DAE Triadic#9842AE Triadic#AE9842

Tints & Shades

Lighter tints and darker shades of #42AE98, useful for hover states, backgrounds, and text variants.

Tints

#55BEA9 #72CAB8 #8CD4C5 #A6DDD2 #C0E7DF #DEF2EE

Shades

#3A9885 #318171 #296B5E #1F5147 #163B34 #0E2520

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