#42AE9C Color

#42AE9C is rgb(66, 174, 156) in RGB and hsl(170, 45%, 47%) in HSL. The closest CSS named color is CadetBlue. Black text is most readable on this background.

#42AE9C

HEX#42AE9C

RGBrgb(66, 174, 156)

HSLhsl(170, 45%, 47%)

HSVhsv(170, 62%, 68%)

OKLCHoklch(68.4% 0.102 180.2)

CMYKcmyk(62%, 0%, 10%, 32%)

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG contrast ratios for text on a #42AE9C background. AA requires 4.5:1 for normal text and 3:1 for large text; AAA requires 7:1.

TextWhite text2.7:1AA normal ✗AA large ✗AAA normal ✗

TextBlack text7.77:1AA normal ✓AA large ✓AAA normal ✓

Color Harmonies

Colors that pair well with #42AE9C based on color wheel relationships. Click any swatch for its full breakdown.

Base#42AE9C Complementary#AE4254 Analogous#42AE66 Analogous#428AAE Triadic#9C42AE Triadic#AE9C42

Tints & Shades

Lighter tints and darker shades of #42AE9C, useful for hover states, backgrounds, and text variants.

Tints

#55BEAD #72CABB #8CD4C8 #A6DDD4 #C0E7E1 #DEF2EF

Shades

#3A9888 #318174 #296B60 #1F5149 #163B35 #0E2521

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