#42B8CD Color

#42B8CD is rgb(66, 184, 205) in RGB and hsl(189, 58%, 53%) in HSL. The closest CSS named color is MediumTurquoise. Black text is most readable on this background.

#42B8CD

HEX#42B8CD

RGBrgb(66, 184, 205)

HSLhsl(189, 58%, 53%)

HSVhsv(189, 68%, 80%)

OKLCHoklch(72.6% 0.107 211.7)

CMYKcmyk(68%, 10%, 0%, 20%)

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG contrast ratios for text on a #42B8CD background. AA requires 4.5:1 for normal text and 3:1 for large text; AAA requires 7:1.

TextWhite text2.34:1AA normal ✗AA large ✗AAA normal ✗

TextBlack text8.97:1AA normal ✓AA large ✓AAA normal ✓

Color Harmonies

Colors that pair well with #42B8CD based on color wheel relationships. Click any swatch for its full breakdown.

Base#42B8CD Complementary#CD5642 Analogous#42CD9C Analogous#4272CD Triadic#CD42B8 Triadic#B8CD42

Tints & Shades

Lighter tints and darker shades of #42B8CD, useful for hover states, backgrounds, and text variants.

Tints

#5AC1D3 #76CCDB #8ED5E1 #AADFE9 #C3E8EF #DFF3F6

Shades

#31A5B9 #2A8C9D #227381 #1B5A65 #134149 #0C272C

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