#42B3A9 Color

#42B3A9 is rgb(66, 179, 169) in RGB and hsl(175, 46%, 48%) in HSL. The closest CSS named color is LightSeaGreen. Black text is most readable on this background.

#42B3A9

HEX#42B3A9

RGBrgb(66, 179, 169)

HSLhsl(175, 46%, 48%)

HSVhsv(175, 63%, 70%)

OKLCHoklch(70.1% 0.102 186.9)

CMYKcmyk(63%, 0%, 6%, 30%)

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG contrast ratios for text on a #42B3A9 background. AA requires 4.5:1 for normal text and 3:1 for large text; AAA requires 7:1.

TextWhite text2.54:1AA normal ✗AA large ✗AAA normal ✗

TextBlack text8.25:1AA normal ✓AA large ✓AAA normal ✓

Color Harmonies

Colors that pair well with #42B3A9 based on color wheel relationships. Click any swatch for its full breakdown.

Base#42B3A9 Complementary#B3424B Analogous#42B371 Analogous#4284B3 Triadic#A942B3 Triadic#B3A942

Tints & Shades

Lighter tints and darker shades of #42B3A9, useful for hover states, backgrounds, and text variants.

Tints

#57C1B8 #72CBC3 #8CD4CE #A9DFDB #C3E9E6 #DDF3F1

Shades

#3A9C94 #30827B #286C66 #205651 #173F3C #0E2523

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