#42BBD7 Color

#42BBD7 is rgb(66, 187, 215) in RGB and hsl(191, 65%, 55%) in HSL. The closest CSS named color is MediumTurquoise. Black text is most readable on this background.

#42BBD7

HEX#42BBD7

RGBrgb(66, 187, 215)

HSLhsl(191, 65%, 55%)

HSVhsv(191, 69%, 84%)

OKLCHoklch(73.7% 0.112 216.4)

CMYKcmyk(69%, 13%, 0%, 16%)

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG contrast ratios for text on a #42BBD7 background. AA requires 4.5:1 for normal text and 3:1 for large text; AAA requires 7:1.

TextWhite text2.25:1AA normal ✗AA large ✗AAA normal ✗

TextBlack text9.32:1AA normal ✓AA large ✓AAA normal ✓

Color Harmonies

Colors that pair well with #42BBD7 based on color wheel relationships. Click any swatch for its full breakdown.

Base#42BBD7 Complementary#D75D42 Analogous#42D7A8 Analogous#4271D7 Triadic#D742BB Triadic#BBD742

Tints & Shades

Lighter tints and darker shades of #42BBD7, useful for hover states, backgrounds, and text variants.

Tints

#5BC4DC #74CDE2 #8DD6E7 #ABE1ED #C4EAF3 #DDF3F8

Shades

#2BADCA #2490A8 #1D778B #175E6D #114450 #0A282E

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