#42B6E0 Color

#42B6E0 is rgb(66, 182, 224) in RGB and hsl(196, 72%, 57%) in HSL. The closest CSS named color is MediumTurquoise. Black text is most readable on this background.

#42B6E0

HEX#42B6E0

RGBrgb(66, 182, 224)

HSLhsl(196, 72%, 57%)

HSVhsv(196, 71%, 88%)

OKLCHoklch(72.9% 0.118 226.2)

CMYKcmyk(71%, 19%, 0%, 12%)

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG contrast ratios for text on a #42B6E0 background. AA requires 4.5:1 for normal text and 3:1 for large text; AAA requires 7:1.

TextWhite text2.33:1AA normal ✗AA large ✗AAA normal ✗

TextBlack text9:1AA normal ✓AA large ✓AAA normal ✓

Color Harmonies

Colors that pair well with #42B6E0 based on color wheel relationships. Click any swatch for its full breakdown.

Base#42B6E0 Complementary#E06D42 Analogous#42E0BB Analogous#4267E0 Triadic#E042B6 Triadic#B6E042

Tints & Shades

Lighter tints and darker shades of #42B6E0, useful for hover states, backgrounds, and text variants.

Tints

#5DC0E5 #77CBE9 #91D5ED #A7DDF1 #C2E7F5 #DCF1F9

Shades

#23A7D7 #1E8FB8 #187495 #135C76 #0E4153 #092935

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