#42BCF0 Color

#42BCF0 is rgb(66, 188, 240) in RGB and hsl(198, 85%, 60%) in HSL. The closest CSS named color is MediumTurquoise. Black text is most readable on this background.

#42BCF0

HEX#42BCF0

RGBrgb(66, 188, 240)

HSLhsl(198, 85%, 60%)

HSVhsv(198, 73%, 94%)

OKLCHoklch(75% 0.129 230.6)

CMYKcmyk(73%, 22%, 0%, 6%)

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG contrast ratios for text on a #42BCF0 background. AA requires 4.5:1 for normal text and 3:1 for large text; AAA requires 7:1.

TextWhite text2.17:1AA normal ✗AA large ✗AAA normal ✗

TextBlack text9.68:1AA normal ✓AA large ✓AAA normal ✓

Color Harmonies

Colors that pair well with #42BCF0 based on color wheel relationships. Click any swatch for its full breakdown.

Base#42BCF0 Complementary#F07642 Analogous#42F0CD Analogous#4265F0 Triadic#F042BC Triadic#BCF042

Tints & Shades

Lighter tints and darker shades of #42BCF0, useful for hover states, backgrounds, and text variants.

Tints

#5AC4F2 #76CEF4 #8ED7F6 #AAE1F8 #C2E9FA #DEF3FC

Shades

#1DAEED #1196D0 #0E7BAA #0B6084 #08445E #052939

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