#42CDCA Color

#42CDCA is rgb(66, 205, 202) in RGB and hsl(179, 58%, 53%) in HSL. The closest CSS named color is MediumTurquoise. Black text is most readable on this background.

#42CDCA

HEX#42CDCA

RGBrgb(66, 205, 202)

HSLhsl(179, 58%, 53%)

HSVhsv(179, 68%, 80%)

OKLCHoklch(77.5% 0.116 192.9)

CMYKcmyk(68%, 0%, 1%, 20%)

Text Contrast & Accessibility

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

TextWhite text1.94:1AA normal ✗AA large ✗AAA normal ✗

TextBlack text10.82:1AA normal ✓AA large ✓AAA normal ✓

Color Harmonies

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

Base#42CDCA Complementary#CD4244 Analogous#42CD85 Analogous#4289CD Triadic#CA42CD Triadic#CDCA42

Tints & Shades

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

Tints

#5AD3D1 #76DBD9 #8EE1E0 #AAE9E7 #C3EFEE #DFF6F6

Shades

#31B9B7 #2A9D9B #22817F #1B6563 #134948 #0C2C2C

Use #42CDCA in Our Tools

Hex to RGB Hex to HSL Hex to CMYK Hex to Pantone RGBA to Hex