#42B9E0 Color

#42B9E0 is rgb(66, 185, 224) in RGB and hsl(195, 72%, 57%) in HSL. The closest CSS named color is MediumTurquoise. Black text is most readable on this background.

#42B9E0

HEX#42B9E0

RGBrgb(66, 185, 224)

HSLhsl(195, 72%, 57%)

HSVhsv(195, 71%, 88%)

OKLCHoklch(73.6% 0.117 223.9)

CMYKcmyk(71%, 17%, 0%, 12%)

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG contrast ratios for text on a #42B9E0 background. AA requires 4.5:1 for normal text and 3:1 for large text; AAA requires 7:1.

TextWhite text2.27:1AA normal ✗AA large ✗AAA normal ✗

TextBlack text9.25:1AA normal ✓AA large ✓AAA normal ✓

Color Harmonies

Colors that pair well with #42B9E0 based on color wheel relationships. Click any swatch for its full breakdown.

Base#42B9E0 Complementary#E06A42 Analogous#42E0B9 Analogous#426AE0 Triadic#E042B9 Triadic#B9E042

Tints & Shades

Lighter tints and darker shades of #42B9E0, useful for hover states, backgrounds, and text variants.

Tints

#5DC3E5 #77CCE9 #91D6ED #A7DEF1 #C2E8F5 #DCF2F9

Shades

#23AAD7 #1E92B8 #187695 #135E76 #0E4253 #092A35

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