#42AEB8 Color

#42AEB8 is rgb(66, 174, 184) in RGB and hsl(185, 47%, 49%) in HSL. The closest CSS named color is LightSeaGreen. Black text is most readable on this background.

#42AEB8

HEX#42AEB8

RGBrgb(66, 174, 184)

HSLhsl(185, 47%, 49%)

HSVhsv(185, 64%, 72%)

OKLCHoklch(69.4% 0.098 203.8)

CMYKcmyk(64%, 5%, 0%, 28%)

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG contrast ratios for text on a #42AEB8 background. AA requires 4.5:1 for normal text and 3:1 for large text; AAA requires 7:1.

TextWhite text2.63:1AA normal ✗AA large ✗AAA normal ✗

TextBlack text7.98:1AA normal ✓AA large ✓AAA normal ✓

Color Harmonies

Colors that pair well with #42AEB8 based on color wheel relationships. Click any swatch for its full breakdown.

Base#42AEB8 Complementary#B84C42 Analogous#42B887 Analogous#4273B8 Triadic#B842AE Triadic#AEB842

Tints & Shades

Lighter tints and darker shades of #42AEB8, useful for hover states, backgrounds, and text variants.

Tints

#5ABBC4 #74C6CD #8FD0D6 #A9DBE0 #C3E6E9 #DDF1F3

Shades

#3A99A1 #318087 #296A70 #1F5256 #173C40 #0E2325

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