#42BD9C Color

#42BD9C is rgb(66, 189, 156) in RGB and hsl(164, 48%, 50%) in HSL. The closest CSS named color is LightSeaGreen. Black text is most readable on this background.

#42BD9C

HEX#42BD9C

RGBrgb(66, 189, 156)

HSLhsl(164, 48%, 50%)

HSVhsv(164, 65%, 74%)

OKLCHoklch(72.2% 0.119 171.7)

CMYKcmyk(65%, 0%, 17%, 26%)

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG contrast ratios for text on a #42BD9C 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 text8.99:1AA normal ✓AA large ✓AAA normal ✓

Color Harmonies

Colors that pair well with #42BD9C based on color wheel relationships. Click any swatch for its full breakdown.

Base#42BD9C Complementary#BD4263 Analogous#42BD5F Analogous#42A0BD Triadic#9C42BD Triadic#BD9C42

Tints & Shades

Lighter tints and darker shades of #42BD9C, useful for hover states, backgrounds, and text variants.

Tints

#5DC6AA #77CFB8 #92D9C6 #A8E1D1 #C3EADF #DDF3ED

Shades

#39A286 #318C73 #28715E #205B4B #174035 #0F2A22

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