#42B8AA Color

#42B8AA is rgb(66, 184, 170) in RGB and hsl(173, 47%, 49%) in HSL. The closest CSS named color is LightSeaGreen. Black text is most readable on this background.

#42B8AA

HEX#42B8AA

RGBrgb(66, 184, 170)

HSLhsl(173, 47%, 49%)

HSVhsv(173, 64%, 72%)

OKLCHoklch(71.3% 0.106 184.1)

CMYKcmyk(64%, 0%, 8%, 28%)

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG contrast ratios for text on a #42B8AA background. AA requires 4.5:1 for normal text and 3:1 for large text; AAA requires 7:1.

TextWhite text2.42:1AA normal ✗AA large ✗AAA normal ✗

TextBlack text8.67:1AA normal ✓AA large ✓AAA normal ✓

Color Harmonies

Colors that pair well with #42B8AA based on color wheel relationships. Click any swatch for its full breakdown.

Base#42B8AA Complementary#B84250 Analogous#42B86F Analogous#428BB8 Triadic#AA42B8 Triadic#B8AA42

Tints & Shades

Lighter tints and darker shades of #42B8AA, useful for hover states, backgrounds, and text variants.

Tints

#5AC4B7 #74CDC3 #8FD6CE #A9E0D9 #C3E9E5 #DDF3F0

Shades

#3AA195 #31877D #297068 #1F5650 #17403B #0E2523

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