#42B398 Color

#42B398 is rgb(66, 179, 152) in RGB and hsl(166, 46%, 48%) in HSL. The closest CSS named color is CadetBlue. Black text is most readable on this background.

#42B398

HEX#42B398

RGBrgb(66, 179, 152)

HSLhsl(166, 46%, 48%)

HSVhsv(166, 63%, 70%)

OKLCHoklch(69.5% 0.11 174.2)

CMYKcmyk(63%, 0%, 15%, 30%)

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG contrast ratios for text on a #42B398 background. AA requires 4.5:1 for normal text and 3:1 for large text; AAA requires 7:1.

TextWhite text2.58:1AA normal ✗AA large ✗AAA normal ✗

TextBlack text8.13:1AA normal ✓AA large ✓AAA normal ✓

Color Harmonies

Colors that pair well with #42B398 based on color wheel relationships. Click any swatch for its full breakdown.

Base#42B398 Complementary#B3425C Analogous#42B360 Analogous#4295B3 Triadic#9842B3 Triadic#B39842

Tints & Shades

Lighter tints and darker shades of #42B398, useful for hover states, backgrounds, and text variants.

Tints

#57C1A8 #72CBB6 #8CD4C3 #A9DFD3 #C3E9E0 #DDF3EE

Shades

#3A9C85 #30826F #286C5C #205649 #173F36 #0E2520

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