#42AE9A Color

#42AE9A is rgb(66, 174, 154) in RGB and hsl(169, 45%, 47%) in HSL. The closest CSS named color is CadetBlue. Black text is most readable on this background.

#42AE9A

HEX#42AE9A

RGBrgb(66, 174, 154)

HSLhsl(169, 45%, 47%)

HSVhsv(169, 62%, 68%)

OKLCHoklch(68.3% 0.103 178.6)

CMYKcmyk(62%, 0%, 11%, 32%)

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG contrast ratios for text on a #42AE9A 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 text7.75:1AA normal ✓AA large ✓AAA normal ✓

Color Harmonies

Colors that pair well with #42AE9A based on color wheel relationships. Click any swatch for its full breakdown.

Base#42AE9A Complementary#AE4256 Analogous#42AE64 Analogous#428CAE Triadic#9A42AE Triadic#AE9A42

Tints & Shades

Lighter tints and darker shades of #42AE9A, useful for hover states, backgrounds, and text variants.

Tints

#55BEAB #72CABA #8CD4C6 #A6DDD3 #C0E7E0 #DEF2EF

Shades

#3A9886 #318173 #296B5F #1F5148 #163B34 #0E2521

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