#42AE9E Color

#42AE9E is rgb(66, 174, 158) in RGB and hsl(171, 45%, 47%) in HSL. The closest CSS named color is CadetBlue. Black text is most readable on this background.

#42AE9E

HEX#42AE9E

RGBrgb(66, 174, 158)

HSLhsl(171, 45%, 47%)

HSVhsv(171, 62%, 68%)

OKLCHoklch(68.5% 0.101 181.7)

CMYKcmyk(62%, 0%, 9%, 32%)

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG contrast ratios for text on a #42AE9E 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 text7.78:1AA normal ✓AA large ✓AAA normal ✓

Color Harmonies

Colors that pair well with #42AE9E based on color wheel relationships. Click any swatch for its full breakdown.

Base#42AE9E Complementary#AE4252 Analogous#42AE68 Analogous#4288AE Triadic#9E42AE Triadic#AE9E42

Tints & Shades

Lighter tints and darker shades of #42AE9E, useful for hover states, backgrounds, and text variants.

Tints

#55BEAF #72CABD #8CD4C9 #A6DDD5 #C0E7E1 #DEF2EF

Shades

#3A9889 #318175 #296B61 #1F514A #163B36 #0E2522

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