#42B5CD Color

#42B5CD is rgb(66, 181, 205) in RGB and hsl(190, 58%, 53%) in HSL. The closest CSS named color is MediumTurquoise. Black text is most readable on this background.

#42B5CD

HEX#42B5CD

RGBrgb(66, 181, 205)

HSLhsl(190, 58%, 53%)

HSVhsv(190, 68%, 80%)

OKLCHoklch(71.9% 0.107 214.3)

CMYKcmyk(68%, 12%, 0%, 20%)

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG contrast ratios for text on a #42B5CD background. AA requires 4.5:1 for normal text and 3:1 for large text; AAA requires 7:1.

TextWhite text2.41:1AA normal ✗AA large ✗AAA normal ✗

TextBlack text8.72:1AA normal ✓AA large ✓AAA normal ✓

Color Harmonies

Colors that pair well with #42B5CD based on color wheel relationships. Click any swatch for its full breakdown.

Base#42B5CD Complementary#CD5942 Analogous#42CD9E Analogous#4270CD Triadic#CD42B5 Triadic#B5CD42

Tints & Shades

Lighter tints and darker shades of #42B5CD, useful for hover states, backgrounds, and text variants.

Tints

#5ABFD3 #76CADB #8ED3E1 #AADEE9 #C3E8EF #DFF2F6

Shades

#31A3B9 #2A8A9D #227181 #1B5865 #134049 #0C272C

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