#42BD9A Color

#42BD9A is rgb(66, 189, 154) in RGB and hsl(163, 48%, 50%) in HSL. The closest CSS named color is LightSeaGreen. Black text is most readable on this background.

#42BD9A

HEX#42BD9A

RGBrgb(66, 189, 154)

HSLhsl(163, 48%, 50%)

HSVhsv(163, 65%, 74%)

OKLCHoklch(72.1% 0.12 170.5)

CMYKcmyk(65%, 0%, 19%, 26%)

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG contrast ratios for text on a #42BD9A background. AA requires 4.5:1 for normal text and 3:1 for large text; AAA requires 7:1.

TextWhite text2.34:1AA normal ✗AA large ✗AAA normal ✗

TextBlack text8.98:1AA normal ✓AA large ✓AAA normal ✓

Color Harmonies

Colors that pair well with #42BD9A based on color wheel relationships. Click any swatch for its full breakdown.

Base#42BD9A Complementary#BD4265 Analogous#42BD5D Analogous#42A2BD Triadic#9A42BD Triadic#BD9A42

Tints & Shades

Lighter tints and darker shades of #42BD9A, useful for hover states, backgrounds, and text variants.

Tints

#5DC6A8 #77CFB6 #92D9C4 #A8E1D1 #C3EADF #DDF3ED

Shades

#39A284 #318C72 #28715C #205B4A #174034 #0F2A22

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