#42B4B8 Color

#42B4B8 is rgb(66, 180, 184) in RGB and hsl(182, 47%, 49%) in HSL. The closest CSS named color is MediumTurquoise. Black text is most readable on this background.

#42B4B8

HEX#42B4B8

RGBrgb(66, 180, 184)

HSLhsl(182, 47%, 49%)

HSVhsv(182, 64%, 72%)

OKLCHoklch(70.8% 0.101 198.4)

CMYKcmyk(64%, 2%, 0%, 28%)

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG contrast ratios for text on a #42B4B8 background. AA requires 4.5:1 for normal text and 3:1 for large text; AAA requires 7:1.

TextWhite text2.48:1AA normal ✗AA large ✗AAA normal ✗

TextBlack text8.45:1AA normal ✓AA large ✓AAA normal ✓

Color Harmonies

Colors that pair well with #42B4B8 based on color wheel relationships. Click any swatch for its full breakdown.

Base#42B4B8 Complementary#B84642 Analogous#42B881 Analogous#4279B8 Triadic#B842B4 Triadic#B4B842

Tints & Shades

Lighter tints and darker shades of #42B4B8, useful for hover states, backgrounds, and text variants.

Tints

#5AC0C4 #74CACD #8FD4D6 #A9DEE0 #C3E8E9 #DDF2F3

Shades

#3A9EA1 #318487 #296E70 #1F5456 #173E40 #0E2525

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