#42B6B8 Color

#42B6B8 is rgb(66, 182, 184) in RGB and hsl(181, 47%, 49%) in HSL. The closest CSS named color is MediumTurquoise. Black text is most readable on this background.

#42B6B8

HEX#42B6B8

RGBrgb(66, 182, 184)

HSLhsl(181, 47%, 49%)

HSVhsv(181, 64%, 72%)

OKLCHoklch(71.3% 0.102 196.7)

CMYKcmyk(64%, 1%, 0%, 28%)

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG contrast ratios for text on a #42B6B8 background. AA requires 4.5:1 for normal text and 3:1 for large text; AAA requires 7:1.

TextWhite text2.44:1AA normal ✗AA large ✗AAA normal ✗

TextBlack text8.61:1AA normal ✓AA large ✓AAA normal ✓

Color Harmonies

Colors that pair well with #42B6B8 based on color wheel relationships. Click any swatch for its full breakdown.

Base#42B6B8 Complementary#B84442 Analogous#42B87F Analogous#427BB8 Triadic#B842B6 Triadic#B6B842

Tints & Shades

Lighter tints and darker shades of #42B6B8, useful for hover states, backgrounds, and text variants.

Tints

#5AC2C4 #74CCCD #8FD5D6 #A9DFE0 #C3E9E9 #DDF2F3

Shades

#3A9FA1 #318687 #296F70 #1F5556 #173F40 #0E2525

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