#42A092

A medium, moderate cyan closely aligning with Lightseagreen.

About #42A092

When working with digital screens, the color #42A092 is rendered by mixing light. If you're using CSS, you might find it aligns closely with Lightseagreen. Its digital footprint relies on 66 parts red, 160 parts green, and 146 parts blue light.

When sending designs containing this color to a printer, the CMYK values come into play. The color uses 59% Cyan, 0% Magenta, 9% Yellow, and 37% Black. With a hue angle of 171.1 degrees, it sits comfortably in the cyan spectrum.

Contrast ratios determine whether this color is safe for typography. To prevent eye strain, #000000 text pairs best with this hex code. You can view the detailed AAA and AA pass/fail metrics in the table below.

Color Space Conversions

HEX#42A092
RGB66, 160, 146
HSL171.1°, 41.6%, 44.3%
CMYK59%, 0%, 9%, 37%
HSV171.1°, 58.7%, 62.7%
LAB60.2, -31.1, -1.0
XYZ20.0, 28.4, 31.6
Decimal4366482

Color Harmonies

Complementary

Analogous

Triadic

Tints, Shades & Tones

Tints (Adding White)

Shades (Adding Black)

WCAG Contrast Accessibility

3.15:1
Text on #FFFFFF
AA Large
6.68:1
Text on #000000
AA
3.01:1
Text on #F8FAFC
AA Large
5.67:1
Text on #0F172A
AA

CSS Implementation

.bg-color { background-color: #42A092; }
.text-color { color: #42A092; }
.border-color { border: 2px solid #42A092; }

Similar Colors

Lightseagreen
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