#42B2D7 Color

#42B2D7 is rgb(66, 178, 215) in RGB and hsl(195, 65%, 55%) in HSL. The closest CSS named color is MediumTurquoise. Black text is most readable on this background.

#42B2D7

HEX#42B2D7

RGBrgb(66, 178, 215)

HSLhsl(195, 65%, 55%)

HSVhsv(195, 69%, 84%)

OKLCHoklch(71.6% 0.112 223.8)

CMYKcmyk(69%, 17%, 0%, 16%)

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG contrast ratios for text on a #42B2D7 background. AA requires 4.5:1 for normal text and 3:1 for large text; AAA requires 7:1.

TextWhite text2.45:1AA normal ✗AA large ✗AAA normal ✗

TextBlack text8.58:1AA normal ✓AA large ✓AAA normal ✓

Color Harmonies

Colors that pair well with #42B2D7 based on color wheel relationships. Click any swatch for its full breakdown.

Base#42B2D7 Complementary#D76742 Analogous#42D7B2 Analogous#4267D7 Triadic#D742B2 Triadic#B2D742

Tints & Shades

Lighter tints and darker shades of #42B2D7, useful for hover states, backgrounds, and text variants.

Tints

#5BBCDC #74C6E2 #8DD1E7 #ABDDED #C4E7F3 #DDF1F8

Shades

#2BA2CA #2487A8 #1D6F8B #17586D #114050 #0A252E

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