What color is #42929E?

#42929E is a desaturated cyan, closest to the named color Rainy Mood. It belongs to the teal family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #42929E?

The RGB value is 66, 146, 158: 66 red, 146 green and 158 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #42929E?

The complementary color is #9E4E42, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #42929E?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.84:1 and white text 3.6:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#42929E color

#42929E rgb(66, 146, 158)

Shades of teal

The hex color #42929E is a desaturated cyan.

In the RGB color model it is made of 25.9% red, 57.3% green and 62% blue (66, 146, 158).

Its hue angle is 188°, with 41% saturation and 44% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 58% cyan, 8% magenta, 0% yellow and 38% black.

The closest named color is Rainy Mood (#4499AA), a difference of 3 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.84:1).

#42929E color codes

HEX	`#42929E`
RGB	`rgb(66, 146, 158)`
RGB percent	`rgb(25.9%, 57.3%, 62%)`
HSL	`hsl(188, 41%, 44%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(188, 58%, 62%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(58%, 8%, 0%, 38%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(56.27, -20.73, -13.72)`
CIE LCH	`lch(56.27, 24.86, 213.5)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(18.695, 24.183, 36.024)`
Decimal	`4362910`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #42929E, based on their position on the color wheel.

Complementary

The color opposite on the color wheel (180°). Strongest contrast.

Analogous

Neighbors 30° either side. Calm, natural combinations.

Split complementary

The two colors next to the complement (150° and 210°).

Triadic

Three colors evenly spaced, 120° apart.

Tetradic (square)

Four colors 90° apart.

Shades, tints and tones

Shades (darker, mixed with black)

Tints (lighter, mixed with white)

Tones (mixed with gray)

Contrast and accessibility

Text on #42929E	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.84:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.6:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#42929E as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.6:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.84:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

WCAG 2 asks for 4.5:1 for normal text (AA), 7:1 for AAA, and 3:1 for large text. Check other pairs.

Color blindness simulation

How #42929E looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #42929e; }
.text { color: #42929e; }
.border { border: 2px solid #42929e; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(66 146 158 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #42929e, #42649e); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Cadet Blue.

Questions

What color is #42929E?: #42929E is a desaturated cyan, closest to the named color Rainy Mood. It belongs to the teal family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #42929E?: The RGB value is 66, 146, 158: 66 red, 146 green and 158 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #42929E?: The complementary color is #9E4E42, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #42929E?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.84:1 and white text 3.6:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.