#42BD9E Color

#42BD9E is rgb(66, 189, 158) in RGB and hsl(165, 48%, 50%) in HSL. The closest CSS named color is LightSeaGreen. Black text is most readable on this background.

#42BD9E

HEX#42BD9E

RGBrgb(66, 189, 158)

HSLhsl(165, 48%, 50%)

HSVhsv(165, 65%, 74%)

OKLCHoklch(72.2% 0.118 172.9)

CMYKcmyk(65%, 0%, 16%, 26%)

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG contrast ratios for text on a #42BD9E background. AA requires 4.5:1 for normal text and 3:1 for large text; AAA requires 7:1.

TextWhite text2.33:1AA normal ✗AA large ✗AAA normal ✗

TextBlack text9:1AA normal ✓AA large ✓AAA normal ✓

Color Harmonies

Colors that pair well with #42BD9E based on color wheel relationships. Click any swatch for its full breakdown.

Base#42BD9E Complementary#BD4261 Analogous#42BD61 Analogous#429EBD Triadic#9E42BD Triadic#BD9E42

Tints & Shades

Lighter tints and darker shades of #42BD9E, useful for hover states, backgrounds, and text variants.

Tints

#5DC6AC #77CFB9 #92D9C7 #A8E1D2 #C3EAE0 #DDF3EE

Shades

#39A288 #318C75 #28715F #205B4C #174036 #0F2A23

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