#42B3AF Color

#42B3AF is rgb(66, 179, 175) in RGB and hsl(178, 46%, 48%) in HSL. The closest CSS named color is LightSeaGreen. Black text is most readable on this background.

#42B3AF

HEX#42B3AF

RGBrgb(66, 179, 175)

HSLhsl(178, 46%, 48%)

HSVhsv(178, 63%, 70%)

OKLCHoklch(70.3% 0.101 191.8)

CMYKcmyk(63%, 0%, 2%, 30%)

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG contrast ratios for text on a #42B3AF 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 text8.3:1AA normal ✓AA large ✓AAA normal ✓

Color Harmonies

Colors that pair well with #42B3AF based on color wheel relationships. Click any swatch for its full breakdown.

Base#42B3AF Complementary#B34246 Analogous#42B377 Analogous#427EB3 Triadic#AF42B3 Triadic#B3AF42

Tints & Shades

Lighter tints and darker shades of #42B3AF, useful for hover states, backgrounds, and text variants.

Tints

#57C1BE #72CBC8 #8CD4D2 #A9DFDE #C3E9E8 #DDF3F2

Shades

#3A9C99 #308280 #286C6A #205654 #173F3E #0E2524

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