#42C2B9 Color

#42C2B9 is rgb(66, 194, 185) in RGB and hsl(176, 51%, 51%) in HSL. The closest CSS named color is MediumTurquoise. Black text is most readable on this background.

#42C2B9

HEX#42C2B9

RGBrgb(66, 194, 185)

HSLhsl(176, 51%, 51%)

HSVhsv(176, 66%, 76%)

OKLCHoklch(74.3% 0.111 188.4)

CMYKcmyk(66%, 0%, 5%, 24%)

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG contrast ratios for text on a #42C2B9 background. AA requires 4.5:1 for normal text and 3:1 for large text; AAA requires 7:1.

TextWhite text2.18:1AA normal ✗AA large ✗AAA normal ✗

TextBlack text9.65:1AA normal ✓AA large ✓AAA normal ✓

Color Harmonies

Colors that pair well with #42C2B9 based on color wheel relationships. Click any swatch for its full breakdown.

Base#42C2B9 Complementary#C2424B Analogous#42C27A Analogous#428BC2 Triadic#B942C2 Triadic#C2B942

Tints & Shades

Lighter tints and darker shades of #42C2B9, useful for hover states, backgrounds, and text variants.

Tints

#5DCBC3 #74D2CC #8FDBD6 #AAE4E0 #C5ECEA #DCF4F2

Shades

#37A9A2 #2F928C #277772 #1E5C58 #15413F #0E2A28

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