#42BDA4 Color

#42BDA4 is rgb(66, 189, 164) in RGB and hsl(168, 48%, 50%) in HSL. The closest CSS named color is LightSeaGreen. Black text is most readable on this background.

#42BDA4

HEX#42BDA4

RGBrgb(66, 189, 164)

HSLhsl(168, 48%, 50%)

HSVhsv(168, 65%, 74%)

OKLCHoklch(72.4% 0.114 176.7)

CMYKcmyk(65%, 0%, 13%, 26%)

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG contrast ratios for text on a #42BDA4 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 text9.05:1AA normal ✓AA large ✓AAA normal ✓

Color Harmonies

Colors that pair well with #42BDA4 based on color wheel relationships. Click any swatch for its full breakdown.

Base#42BDA4 Complementary#BD425B Analogous#42BD67 Analogous#4298BD Triadic#A442BD Triadic#BDA442

Tints & Shades

Lighter tints and darker shades of #42BDA4, useful for hover states, backgrounds, and text variants.

Tints

#5DC6B1 #77CFBE #92D9CA #A8E1D5 #C3EAE2 #DDF3EF

Shades

#39A28D #318C7A #287163 #205B4F #174038 #0F2A24

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