#42AEE0 Color

#42AEE0 is rgb(66, 174, 224) in RGB and hsl(199, 72%, 57%) in HSL. The closest CSS named color is MediumTurquoise. Black text is most readable on this background.

#42AEE0

HEX#42AEE0

RGBrgb(66, 174, 224)

HSLhsl(199, 72%, 57%)

HSVhsv(199, 71%, 88%)

OKLCHoklch(71% 0.121 232.3)

CMYKcmyk(71%, 22%, 0%, 12%)

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG contrast ratios for text on a #42AEE0 background. AA requires 4.5:1 for normal text and 3:1 for large text; AAA requires 7:1.

TextWhite text2.51:1AA normal ✗AA large ✗AAA normal ✗

TextBlack text8.36:1AA normal ✓AA large ✓AAA normal ✓

Color Harmonies

Colors that pair well with #42AEE0 based on color wheel relationships. Click any swatch for its full breakdown.

Base#42AEE0 Complementary#E07442 Analogous#42E0C3 Analogous#425FE0 Triadic#E042AE Triadic#AEE042

Tints & Shades

Lighter tints and darker shades of #42AEE0, useful for hover states, backgrounds, and text variants.

Tints

#5DBAE5 #77C5E9 #91D0ED #A7D9F1 #C2E5F5 #DCF0F9

Shades

#239ED7 #1E87B8 #186E95 #135776 #0E3D53 #092735

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