#42B8A4 Color

#42B8A4 is rgb(66, 184, 164) in RGB and hsl(170, 47%, 49%) in HSL. The closest CSS named color is LightSeaGreen. Black text is most readable on this background.

#42B8A4

HEX#42B8A4

RGBrgb(66, 184, 164)

HSLhsl(170, 47%, 49%)

HSVhsv(170, 64%, 72%)

OKLCHoklch(71.1% 0.109 179.7)

CMYKcmyk(64%, 0%, 11%, 28%)

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG contrast ratios for text on a #42B8A4 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 text8.62:1AA normal ✓AA large ✓AAA normal ✓

Color Harmonies

Colors that pair well with #42B8A4 based on color wheel relationships. Click any swatch for its full breakdown.

Base#42B8A4 Complementary#B84256 Analogous#42B869 Analogous#4291B8 Triadic#A442B8 Triadic#B8A442

Tints & Shades

Lighter tints and darker shades of #42B8A4, useful for hover states, backgrounds, and text variants.

Tints

#5AC4B2 #74CDBE #8FD6CA #A9E0D7 #C3E9E3 #DDF3EF

Shades

#3AA190 #318779 #297064 #1F564D #174039 #0E2521

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