#42BDA8 Color

#42BDA8 is rgb(66, 189, 168) in RGB and hsl(170, 48%, 50%) in HSL. The closest CSS named color is LightSeaGreen. Black text is most readable on this background.

#42BDA8

HEX#42BDA8

RGBrgb(66, 189, 168)

HSLhsl(170, 48%, 50%)

HSVhsv(170, 65%, 74%)

OKLCHoklch(72.5% 0.112 179.4)

CMYKcmyk(65%, 0%, 11%, 26%)

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG contrast ratios for text on a #42BDA8 background. AA requires 4.5:1 for normal text and 3:1 for large text; AAA requires 7:1.

TextWhite text2.31:1AA normal ✗AA large ✗AAA normal ✗

TextBlack text9.08:1AA normal ✓AA large ✓AAA normal ✓

Color Harmonies

Colors that pair well with #42BDA8 based on color wheel relationships. Click any swatch for its full breakdown.

Base#42BDA8 Complementary#BD4257 Analogous#42BD6B Analogous#4294BD Triadic#A842BD Triadic#BDA842

Tints & Shades

Lighter tints and darker shades of #42BDA8, useful for hover states, backgrounds, and text variants.

Tints

#5DC6B4 #77CFC1 #92D9CD #A8E1D7 #C3EAE3 #DDF3EF

Shades

#39A291 #318C7D #287165 #205B51 #174039 #0F2A25

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