#42B8A8 Color

#42B8A8 is rgb(66, 184, 168) in RGB and hsl(172, 47%, 49%) in HSL. The closest CSS named color is LightSeaGreen. Black text is most readable on this background.

#42B8A8

HEX#42B8A8

RGBrgb(66, 184, 168)

HSLhsl(172, 47%, 49%)

HSVhsv(172, 64%, 72%)

OKLCHoklch(71.3% 0.107 182.6)

CMYKcmyk(64%, 0%, 9%, 28%)

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG contrast ratios for text on a #42B8A8 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 text8.65:1AA normal ✓AA large ✓AAA normal ✓

Color Harmonies

Colors that pair well with #42B8A8 based on color wheel relationships. Click any swatch for its full breakdown.

Base#42B8A8 Complementary#B84252 Analogous#42B86D Analogous#428DB8 Triadic#A842B8 Triadic#B8A842

Tints & Shades

Lighter tints and darker shades of #42B8A8, useful for hover states, backgrounds, and text variants.

Tints

#5AC4B5 #74CDC1 #8FD6CD #A9E0D9 #C3E9E4 #DDF3F0

Shades

#3AA193 #31877B #297067 #1F564F #17403A #0E2522

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