#42B8B0 Color

#42B8B0 is rgb(66, 184, 176) in RGB and hsl(176, 47%, 49%) in HSL. The closest CSS named color is LightSeaGreen. Black text is most readable on this background.

#42B8B0

HEX#42B8B0

RGBrgb(66, 184, 176)

HSLhsl(176, 47%, 49%)

HSVhsv(176, 64%, 72%)

OKLCHoklch(71.5% 0.105 188.7)

CMYKcmyk(64%, 0%, 4%, 28%)

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG contrast ratios for text on a #42B8B0 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 text8.71:1AA normal ✓AA large ✓AAA normal ✓

Color Harmonies

Colors that pair well with #42B8B0 based on color wheel relationships. Click any swatch for its full breakdown.

Base#42B8B0 Complementary#B8424A Analogous#42B875 Analogous#4285B8 Triadic#B042B8 Triadic#B8B042

Tints & Shades

Lighter tints and darker shades of #42B8B0, useful for hover states, backgrounds, and text variants.

Tints

#5AC4BD #74CDC7 #8FD6D2 #A9E0DC #C3E9E7 #DDF3F1

Shades

#3AA19A #318781 #29706C #1F5653 #17403D #0E2524

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