#42AEAE Color

#42AEAE is rgb(66, 174, 174) in RGB and hsl(180, 45%, 47%) in HSL. The closest CSS named color is LightSeaGreen. Black text is most readable on this background.

#42AEAE

HEX#42AEAE

RGBrgb(66, 174, 174)

HSLhsl(180, 45%, 47%)

HSVhsv(180, 62%, 68%)

OKLCHoklch(69% 0.097 195.1)

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

Text Contrast & Accessibility

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

TextWhite text2.66:1AA normal ✗AA large ✗AAA normal ✗

TextBlack text7.9:1AA normal ✓AA large ✓AAA normal ✓

Color Harmonies

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

Base#42AEAE Complementary#AE4242 Analogous#42AE78 Analogous#4278AE Triadic#AE42AE Triadic#AEAE42

Tints & Shades

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

Tints

#55BEBE #72CACA #8CD4D4 #A6DDDD #C0E7E7 #DEF2F2

Shades

#3A9898 #318181 #296B6B #1F5151 #163B3B #0E2525

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