#42C2BE Color

#42C2BE is rgb(66, 194, 190) in RGB and hsl(178, 51%, 51%) in HSL. The closest CSS named color is MediumTurquoise. Black text is most readable on this background.

#42C2BE

HEX#42C2BE

RGBrgb(66, 194, 190)

HSLhsl(178, 51%, 51%)

HSVhsv(178, 66%, 76%)

OKLCHoklch(74.4% 0.11 192.1)

CMYKcmyk(66%, 0%, 2%, 24%)

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG contrast ratios for text on a #42C2BE background. AA requires 4.5:1 for normal text and 3:1 for large text; AAA requires 7:1.

TextWhite text2.17:1AA normal ✗AA large ✗AAA normal ✗

TextBlack text9.69:1AA normal ✓AA large ✓AAA normal ✓

Color Harmonies

Colors that pair well with #42C2BE based on color wheel relationships. Click any swatch for its full breakdown.

Base#42C2BE Complementary#C24247 Analogous#42C27E Analogous#4286C2 Triadic#BE42C2 Triadic#C2BE42

Tints & Shades

Lighter tints and darker shades of #42C2BE, useful for hover states, backgrounds, and text variants.

Tints

#5DCBC7 #74D2CF #8FDBD8 #AAE4E2 #C5ECEB #DCF4F3

Shades

#37A9A6 #2F928F #277775 #1E5C5A #154140 #0E2A29

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