#42B89C Color

#42B89C is rgb(66, 184, 156) in RGB and hsl(166, 47%, 49%) in HSL. The closest CSS named color is LightSeaGreen. Black text is most readable on this background.

#42B89C

HEX#42B89C

RGBrgb(66, 184, 156)

HSLhsl(166, 47%, 49%)

HSVhsv(166, 64%, 72%)

OKLCHoklch(70.9% 0.113 174.2)

CMYKcmyk(64%, 0%, 15%, 28%)

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG contrast ratios for text on a #42B89C background. AA requires 4.5:1 for normal text and 3:1 for large text; AAA requires 7:1.

TextWhite text2.45:1AA normal ✗AA large ✗AAA normal ✗

TextBlack text8.57:1AA normal ✓AA large ✓AAA normal ✓

Color Harmonies

Colors that pair well with #42B89C based on color wheel relationships. Click any swatch for its full breakdown.

Base#42B89C Complementary#B8425E Analogous#42B862 Analogous#4298B8 Triadic#9C42B8 Triadic#B89C42

Tints & Shades

Lighter tints and darker shades of #42B89C, useful for hover states, backgrounds, and text variants.

Tints

#5AC4AB #74CDB8 #8FD6C6 #A9E0D3 #C3E9E0 #DDF3EE

Shades

#3AA189 #318773 #297060 #1F5649 #174036 #0E2520

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