#42BDA2 Color

#42BDA2 is rgb(66, 189, 162) in RGB and hsl(167, 48%, 50%) in HSL. The closest CSS named color is LightSeaGreen. Black text is most readable on this background.

#42BDA2

HEX#42BDA2

RGBrgb(66, 189, 162)

HSLhsl(167, 48%, 50%)

HSVhsv(167, 65%, 74%)

OKLCHoklch(72.3% 0.115 175.4)

CMYKcmyk(65%, 0%, 14%, 26%)

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG contrast ratios for text on a #42BDA2 background. AA requires 4.5:1 for normal text and 3:1 for large text; AAA requires 7:1.

TextWhite text2.32:1AA normal ✗AA large ✗AAA normal ✗

TextBlack text9.03:1AA normal ✓AA large ✓AAA normal ✓

Color Harmonies

Colors that pair well with #42BDA2 based on color wheel relationships. Click any swatch for its full breakdown.

Base#42BDA2 Complementary#BD425D Analogous#42BD65 Analogous#429ABD Triadic#A242BD Triadic#BDA242

Tints & Shades

Lighter tints and darker shades of #42BDA2, useful for hover states, backgrounds, and text variants.

Tints

#5DC6AF #77CFBC #92D9C9 #A8E1D4 #C3EAE1 #DDF3EE

Shades

#39A28B #318C78 #287161 #205B4E #174037 #0F2A24

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