#42B8B6 Color

#42B8B6 is rgb(66, 184, 182) in RGB and hsl(179, 47%, 49%) in HSL. The closest CSS named color is MediumTurquoise. Black text is most readable on this background.

#42B8B6

HEX#42B8B6

RGBrgb(66, 184, 182)

HSLhsl(179, 47%, 49%)

HSVhsv(179, 64%, 72%)

OKLCHoklch(71.7% 0.104 193.5)

CMYKcmyk(64%, 0%, 1%, 28%)

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG contrast ratios for text on a #42B8B6 background. AA requires 4.5:1 for normal text and 3:1 for large text; AAA requires 7:1.

TextWhite text2.4:1AA normal ✗AA large ✗AAA normal ✗

TextBlack text8.76:1AA normal ✓AA large ✓AAA normal ✓

Color Harmonies

Colors that pair well with #42B8B6 based on color wheel relationships. Click any swatch for its full breakdown.

Base#42B8B6 Complementary#B84244 Analogous#42B87B Analogous#427FB8 Triadic#B642B8 Triadic#B8B642

Tints & Shades

Lighter tints and darker shades of #42B8B6, useful for hover states, backgrounds, and text variants.

Tints

#5AC4C2 #74CDCC #8FD6D5 #A9E0DF #C3E9E9 #DDF3F2

Shades

#3AA19F #318786 #29706F #1F5655 #17403F #0E2525

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