#42B8AE Color

#42B8AE is rgb(66, 184, 174) in RGB and hsl(175, 47%, 49%) in HSL. The closest CSS named color is LightSeaGreen. Black text is most readable on this background.

#42B8AE

HEX#42B8AE

RGBrgb(66, 184, 174)

HSLhsl(175, 47%, 49%)

HSVhsv(175, 64%, 72%)

OKLCHoklch(71.5% 0.105 187.2)

CMYKcmyk(64%, 0%, 5%, 28%)

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG contrast ratios for text on a #42B8AE background. AA requires 4.5:1 for normal text and 3:1 for large text; AAA requires 7:1.

TextWhite text2.41:1AA normal ✗AA large ✗AAA normal ✗

TextBlack text8.7:1AA normal ✓AA large ✓AAA normal ✓

Color Harmonies

Colors that pair well with #42B8AE based on color wheel relationships. Click any swatch for its full breakdown.

Base#42B8AE Complementary#B8424C Analogous#42B873 Analogous#4287B8 Triadic#AE42B8 Triadic#B8AE42

Tints & Shades

Lighter tints and darker shades of #42B8AE, useful for hover states, backgrounds, and text variants.

Tints

#5AC4BB #74CDC6 #8FD6D0 #A9E0DB #C3E9E6 #DDF3F1

Shades

#3AA199 #318780 #29706A #1F5652 #17403C #0E2523

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