#42B8A2 Color

#42B8A2 is rgb(66, 184, 162) in RGB and hsl(169, 47%, 49%) in HSL. The closest CSS named color is LightSeaGreen. Black text is most readable on this background.

#42B8A2

HEX#42B8A2

RGBrgb(66, 184, 162)

HSLhsl(169, 47%, 49%)

HSVhsv(169, 64%, 72%)

OKLCHoklch(71.1% 0.11 178.2)

CMYKcmyk(64%, 0%, 12%, 28%)

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG contrast ratios for text on a #42B8A2 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 #42B8A2 based on color wheel relationships. Click any swatch for its full breakdown.

Base#42B8A2 Complementary#B84258 Analogous#42B867 Analogous#4292B8 Triadic#A242B8 Triadic#B8A242

Tints & Shades

Lighter tints and darker shades of #42B8A2, useful for hover states, backgrounds, and text variants.

Tints

#5AC4B0 #74CDBD #8FD6C9 #A9E0D6 #C3E9E2 #DDF3EF

Shades

#3AA18E #318777 #297063 #1F564C #174038 #0E2521

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