#42998A

A medium, moderate cyan closely aligning with Darkcyan.

About #42998A

When working with digital screens, the color #42998A is rendered by mixing light. If you're using CSS, you might find it aligns closely with Darkcyan. Its digital footprint relies on 66 parts red, 153 parts green, and 138 parts blue light.

Translating this color to physical media requires the CMYK color model. Its ink density profile breaks down to 57% cyan, 0% magenta, 10% yellow, and 40% black. With a hue angle of 169.7 degrees, it sits comfortably in the cyan spectrum.

Ensuring your text is legible against this background is a key part of web design. The calculated luminance score dictates that #000000 typography is the safest choice. You can view the detailed AAA and AA pass/fail metrics in the table below.

Color Space Conversions

HEX#42998A
RGB66, 153, 138
HSL169.7°, 39.7%, 42.9%
CMYK57%, 0%, 10%, 40%
HSV169.7°, 56.9%, 60.0%
LAB57.8, -29.9, 0.0
XYZ18.2, 25.8, 28.1
Decimal4364682

Color Harmonies

Complementary

Analogous

Triadic

Tints, Shades & Tones

Tints (Adding White)

Shades (Adding Black)

WCAG Contrast Accessibility

3.41:1
Text on #FFFFFF
AA Large
6.16:1
Text on #000000
AA
3.26:1
Text on #F8FAFC
AA Large
5.23:1
Text on #0F172A
AA

CSS Implementation

.bg-color { background-color: #42998A; }
.text-color { color: #42998A; }
.border-color { border: 2px solid #42998A; }

Similar Colors

Darkcyan
#008B8B