#42D3F0 Color

#42D3F0 is rgb(66, 211, 240) in RGB and hsl(190, 85%, 60%) in HSL. The closest CSS named color is Turquoise. Black text is most readable on this background.

#42D3F0

HEX#42D3F0

RGBrgb(66, 211, 240)

HSLhsl(190, 85%, 60%)

HSVhsv(190, 73%, 94%)

OKLCHoklch(80.3% 0.125 214.2)

CMYKcmyk(73%, 12%, 0%, 6%)

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG contrast ratios for text on a #42D3F0 background. AA requires 4.5:1 for normal text and 3:1 for large text; AAA requires 7:1.

TextWhite text1.78:1AA normal ✗AA large ✗AAA normal ✗

TextBlack text11.81:1AA normal ✓AA large ✓AAA normal ✓

Color Harmonies

Colors that pair well with #42D3F0 based on color wheel relationships. Click any swatch for its full breakdown.

Base#42D3F0 Complementary#F05F42 Analogous#42F0B6 Analogous#427CF0 Triadic#F042D3 Triadic#D3F042

Tints & Shades

Lighter tints and darker shades of #42D3F0, useful for hover states, backgrounds, and text variants.

Tints

#5AD8F2 #76DFF4 #8EE4F6 #AAEBF8 #C2F1FA #DEF7FC

Shades

#1DCAED #11B0D0 #0E90AA #0B7084 #08505E #053039

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