#42B8A6 Color

#42B8A6 is rgb(66, 184, 166) in RGB and hsl(171, 47%, 49%) in HSL. The closest CSS named color is LightSeaGreen. Black text is most readable on this background.

#42B8A6

HEX#42B8A6

RGBrgb(66, 184, 166)

HSLhsl(171, 47%, 49%)

HSVhsv(171, 64%, 72%)

OKLCHoklch(71.2% 0.108 181.1)

CMYKcmyk(64%, 0%, 10%, 28%)

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG contrast ratios for text on a #42B8A6 background. AA requires 4.5:1 for normal text and 3:1 for large text; AAA requires 7:1.

TextWhite text2.43:1AA normal ✗AA large ✗AAA normal ✗

TextBlack text8.64:1AA normal ✓AA large ✓AAA normal ✓

Color Harmonies

Colors that pair well with #42B8A6 based on color wheel relationships. Click any swatch for its full breakdown.

Base#42B8A6 Complementary#B84254 Analogous#42B86B Analogous#428FB8 Triadic#A642B8 Triadic#B8A642

Tints & Shades

Lighter tints and darker shades of #42B8A6, useful for hover states, backgrounds, and text variants.

Tints

#5AC4B4 #74CDC0 #8FD6CC #A9E0D8 #C3E9E4 #DDF3F0

Shades

#3AA192 #31877A #297066 #1F564E #17403A #0E2522

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