#42B2B8 Color

#42B2B8 is rgb(66, 178, 184) in RGB and hsl(183, 47%, 49%) in HSL. The closest CSS named color is LightSeaGreen. Black text is most readable on this background.

#42B2B8

HEX#42B2B8

RGBrgb(66, 178, 184)

HSLhsl(183, 47%, 49%)

HSVhsv(183, 64%, 72%)

OKLCHoklch(70.3% 0.1 200.2)

CMYKcmyk(64%, 3%, 0%, 28%)

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG contrast ratios for text on a #42B2B8 background. AA requires 4.5:1 for normal text and 3:1 for large text; AAA requires 7:1.

TextWhite text2.53:1AA normal ✗AA large ✗AAA normal ✗

TextBlack text8.29:1AA normal ✓AA large ✓AAA normal ✓

Color Harmonies

Colors that pair well with #42B2B8 based on color wheel relationships. Click any swatch for its full breakdown.

Base#42B2B8 Complementary#B84842 Analogous#42B883 Analogous#4277B8 Triadic#B842B2 Triadic#B2B842

Tints & Shades

Lighter tints and darker shades of #42B2B8, useful for hover states, backgrounds, and text variants.

Tints

#5ABEC4 #74C9CD #8FD3D6 #A9DDE0 #C3E7E9 #DDF2F3

Shades

#3A9CA1 #318387 #296D70 #1F5356 #173E40 #0E2425

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