#42B8AC Color

#42B8AC is rgb(66, 184, 172) in RGB and hsl(174, 47%, 49%) in HSL. The closest CSS named color is LightSeaGreen. Black text is most readable on this background.

#42B8AC

HEX#42B8AC

RGBrgb(66, 184, 172)

HSLhsl(174, 47%, 49%)

HSVhsv(174, 64%, 72%)

OKLCHoklch(71.4% 0.106 185.6)

CMYKcmyk(64%, 0%, 7%, 28%)

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG contrast ratios for text on a #42B8AC 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 text8.68:1AA normal ✓AA large ✓AAA normal ✓

Color Harmonies

Colors that pair well with #42B8AC based on color wheel relationships. Click any swatch for its full breakdown.

Base#42B8AC Complementary#B8424E Analogous#42B871 Analogous#4289B8 Triadic#AC42B8 Triadic#B8AC42

Tints & Shades

Lighter tints and darker shades of #42B8AC, useful for hover states, backgrounds, and text variants.

Tints

#5AC4B9 #74CDC4 #8FD6CF #A9E0DA #C3E9E6 #DDF3F1

Shades

#3AA197 #31877E #297069 #1F5651 #17403C #0E2523

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