#42BFCD Color

#42BFCD is rgb(66, 191, 205) in RGB and hsl(186, 58%, 53%) in HSL. The closest CSS named color is MediumTurquoise. Black text is most readable on this background.

#42BFCD

HEX#42BFCD

RGBrgb(66, 191, 205)

HSLhsl(186, 58%, 53%)

HSVhsv(186, 68%, 80%)

OKLCHoklch(74.2% 0.109 205.8)

CMYKcmyk(68%, 7%, 0%, 20%)

Text Contrast & Accessibility

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

TextWhite text2.2:1AA normal ✗AA large ✗AAA normal ✗

TextBlack text9.57:1AA normal ✓AA large ✓AAA normal ✓

Color Harmonies

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

Base#42BFCD Complementary#CD5042 Analogous#42CD95 Analogous#4279CD Triadic#CD42BF Triadic#BFCD42

Tints & Shades

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

Tints

#5AC7D3 #76D1DB #8ED9E1 #AAE2E9 #C3EAEF #DFF4F6

Shades

#31ACB9 #2A929D #227781 #1B5D65 #134349 #0C292C

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