#42C2AA Color

#42C2AA is rgb(66, 194, 170) in RGB and hsl(169, 51%, 51%) in HSL. The closest CSS named color is LightSeaGreen. Black text is most readable on this background.

#42C2AA

HEX#42C2AA

RGBrgb(66, 194, 170)

HSLhsl(169, 51%, 51%)

HSVhsv(169, 66%, 76%)

OKLCHoklch(73.8% 0.117 177.9)

CMYKcmyk(66%, 0%, 12%, 24%)

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG contrast ratios for text on a #42C2AA background. AA requires 4.5:1 for normal text and 3:1 for large text; AAA requires 7:1.

TextWhite text2.2:1AA normal ✗AA large ✗AAA normal ✗

TextBlack text9.53:1AA normal ✓AA large ✓AAA normal ✓

Color Harmonies

Colors that pair well with #42C2AA based on color wheel relationships. Click any swatch for its full breakdown.

Base#42C2AA Complementary#C2425A Analogous#42C26B Analogous#4299C2 Triadic#AA42C2 Triadic#C2AA42

Tints & Shades

Lighter tints and darker shades of #42C2AA, useful for hover states, backgrounds, and text variants.

Tints

#5DCBB6 #74D2C1 #8FDBCD #AAE4D9 #C5ECE5 #DCF4EF

Shades

#37A994 #2F9280 #277769 #1E5C51 #154139 #0E2A25

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