#42B9F0 Color

#42B9F0 is rgb(66, 185, 240) in RGB and hsl(199, 85%, 60%) in HSL. The closest CSS named color is MediumTurquoise. Black text is most readable on this background.

#42B9F0

HEX#42B9F0

RGBrgb(66, 185, 240)

HSLhsl(199, 85%, 60%)

HSVhsv(199, 73%, 94%)

OKLCHoklch(74.3% 0.13 232.7)

CMYKcmyk(73%, 23%, 0%, 6%)

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG contrast ratios for text on a #42B9F0 background. AA requires 4.5:1 for normal text and 3:1 for large text; AAA requires 7:1.

TextWhite text2.23:1AA normal ✗AA large ✗AAA normal ✗

TextBlack text9.43:1AA normal ✓AA large ✓AAA normal ✓

Color Harmonies

Colors that pair well with #42B9F0 based on color wheel relationships. Click any swatch for its full breakdown.

Base#42B9F0 Complementary#F07942 Analogous#42F0D0 Analogous#4262F0 Triadic#F042B9 Triadic#B9F042

Tints & Shades

Lighter tints and darker shades of #42B9F0, useful for hover states, backgrounds, and text variants.

Tints

#5AC2F2 #76CCF4 #8ED5F6 #AADFF8 #C2E8FA #DEF3FC

Shades

#1DABED #1193D0 #0E78AA #0B5E84 #08435E #052839

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