#42A899

A medium, moderate cyan closely aligning with Lightseagreen.

About #42A899

At its core, #42A899 is a medium and moderate hue. If you're using CSS, you might find it aligns closely with Lightseagreen. In the RGB color space, it consists of 66 red, 168 green, and 153 blue.

When sending designs containing this color to a printer, the CMYK values come into play. To reproduce this shade on paper, a printer utilizes 61% cyan and 0% magenta inks. The HSL representation is 171.2° hue, 43.6% saturation, and 45.9% lightness.

When using this color as a background, text legibility must be considered. Mathematical luminance calculations suggest that #000000 text provides the most optimal reading experience. Be sure to check our contrast matrix below to see exactly how it performs against common backgrounds.

Color Space Conversions

HEX#42A899
RGB66, 168, 153
HSL171.2°, 43.6%, 45.9%
CMYK61%, 0%, 9%, 34%
HSV171.2°, 60.7%, 65.9%
LAB62.9, -33.1, -1.0
XYZ22.0, 31.5, 35.1
Decimal4368537

Color Harmonies

Complementary

Analogous

Triadic

Tints, Shades & Tones

Tints (Adding White)

Shades (Adding Black)

WCAG Contrast Accessibility

2.88:1
Text on #FFFFFF
FAIL
7.29:1
Text on #000000
AAA
2.75:1
Text on #F8FAFC
FAIL
6.20:1
Text on #0F172A
AA

CSS Implementation

.bg-color { background-color: #42A899; }
.text-color { color: #42A899; }
.border-color { border: 2px solid #42A899; }

Similar Colors

Lightseagreen
#20B2AA