#42B9D1 Color

#42B9D1 is rgb(66, 185, 209) in RGB and hsl(190, 61%, 54%) in HSL. The closest CSS named color is MediumTurquoise. Black text is most readable on this background.

#42B9D1

HEX#42B9D1

RGBrgb(66, 185, 209)

HSLhsl(190, 61%, 54%)

HSVhsv(190, 68%, 82%)

OKLCHoklch(73% 0.109 213.8)

CMYKcmyk(68%, 11%, 0%, 18%)

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG contrast ratios for text on a #42B9D1 background. AA requires 4.5:1 for normal text and 3:1 for large text; AAA requires 7:1.

TextWhite text2.31:1AA normal ✗AA large ✗AAA normal ✗

TextBlack text9.09:1AA normal ✓AA large ✓AAA normal ✓

Color Harmonies

Colors that pair well with #42B9D1 based on color wheel relationships. Click any swatch for its full breakdown.

Base#42B9D1 Complementary#D15A42 Analogous#42D1A2 Analogous#4272D1 Triadic#D142B9 Triadic#B9D142

Tints & Shades

Lighter tints and darker shades of #42B9D1, useful for hover states, backgrounds, and text variants.

Tints

#5BC2D7 #78CDDE #90D6E4 #A9DFEA #C1E8F0 #DEF3F7

Shades

#2FA9C1 #288FA4 #217687 #195A67 #12414A #0B272D

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