#42AFD7 Color

#42AFD7 is rgb(66, 175, 215) in RGB and hsl(196, 65%, 55%) in HSL. The closest CSS named color is MediumTurquoise. Black text is most readable on this background.

#42AFD7

HEX#42AFD7

RGBrgb(66, 175, 215)

HSLhsl(196, 65%, 55%)

HSVhsv(196, 69%, 84%)

OKLCHoklch(70.9% 0.113 226.3)

CMYKcmyk(69%, 19%, 0%, 16%)

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG contrast ratios for text on a #42AFD7 background. AA requires 4.5:1 for normal text and 3:1 for large text; AAA requires 7:1.

TextWhite text2.52:1AA normal ✗AA large ✗AAA normal ✗

TextBlack text8.34:1AA normal ✓AA large ✓AAA normal ✓

Color Harmonies

Colors that pair well with #42AFD7 based on color wheel relationships. Click any swatch for its full breakdown.

Base#42AFD7 Complementary#D76942 Analogous#42D7B4 Analogous#4264D7 Triadic#D742AF Triadic#AFD742

Tints & Shades

Lighter tints and darker shades of #42AFD7, useful for hover states, backgrounds, and text variants.

Tints

#5BBADC #74C4E2 #8DCFE7 #ABDBED #C4E6F3 #DDF1F8

Shades

#2BA0CA #2485A8 #1D6E8B #17566D #113F50 #0A252E

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