#42ADD7 Color

#42ADD7 is rgb(66, 173, 215) in RGB and hsl(197, 65%, 55%) in HSL. The closest CSS named color is MediumTurquoise. Black text is most readable on this background.

#42ADD7

HEX#42ADD7

RGBrgb(66, 173, 215)

HSLhsl(197, 65%, 55%)

HSVhsv(197, 69%, 84%)

OKLCHoklch(70.4% 0.114 227.9)

CMYKcmyk(69%, 20%, 0%, 16%)

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG contrast ratios for text on a #42ADD7 background. AA requires 4.5:1 for normal text and 3:1 for large text; AAA requires 7:1.

TextWhite text2.56:1AA normal ✗AA large ✗AAA normal ✗

TextBlack text8.19:1AA normal ✓AA large ✓AAA normal ✓

Color Harmonies

Colors that pair well with #42ADD7 based on color wheel relationships. Click any swatch for its full breakdown.

Base#42ADD7 Complementary#D76C42 Analogous#42D7B7 Analogous#4262D7 Triadic#D742AD Triadic#ADD742

Tints & Shades

Lighter tints and darker shades of #42ADD7, useful for hover states, backgrounds, and text variants.

Tints

#5BB8DC #74C3E2 #8DCEE7 #ABDAED #C4E5F3 #DDF0F8

Shades

#2B9DCA #2483A8 #1D6C8B #17556D #113E50 #0A242E

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