#42BDAC Color

#42BDAC is rgb(66, 189, 172) in RGB and hsl(172, 48%, 50%) in HSL. The closest CSS named color is LightSeaGreen. Black text is most readable on this background.

#42BDAC

HEX#42BDAC

RGBrgb(66, 189, 172)

HSLhsl(172, 48%, 50%)

HSVhsv(172, 65%, 74%)

OKLCHoklch(72.6% 0.11 182.2)

CMYKcmyk(65%, 0%, 9%, 26%)

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG contrast ratios for text on a #42BDAC 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 text9.11:1AA normal ✓AA large ✓AAA normal ✓

Color Harmonies

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

Base#42BDAC Complementary#BD4253 Analogous#42BD6F Analogous#4290BD Triadic#AC42BD Triadic#BDAC42

Tints & Shades

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

Tints

#5DC6B8 #77CFC4 #92D9CF #A8E1D9 #C3EAE5 #DDF3F0

Shades

#39A294 #318C80 #287167 #205B53 #17403B #0F2A26

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