#42BDA0 Color

#42BDA0 is rgb(66, 189, 160) in RGB and hsl(166, 48%, 50%) in HSL. The closest CSS named color is LightSeaGreen. Black text is most readable on this background.

#42BDA0

HEX#42BDA0

RGBrgb(66, 189, 160)

HSLhsl(166, 48%, 50%)

HSVhsv(166, 65%, 74%)

OKLCHoklch(72.3% 0.117 174.1)

CMYKcmyk(65%, 0%, 15%, 26%)

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG contrast ratios for text on a #42BDA0 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 text9.02:1AA normal ✓AA large ✓AAA normal ✓

Color Harmonies

Colors that pair well with #42BDA0 based on color wheel relationships. Click any swatch for its full breakdown.

Base#42BDA0 Complementary#BD425F Analogous#42BD63 Analogous#429CBD Triadic#A042BD Triadic#BDA042

Tints & Shades

Lighter tints and darker shades of #42BDA0, useful for hover states, backgrounds, and text variants.

Tints

#5DC6AD #77CFBB #92D9C8 #A8E1D3 #C3EAE1 #DDF3EE

Shades

#39A28A #318C77 #287160 #205B4D #174036 #0F2A23

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