#42D5EB Color

#42D5EB is rgb(66, 213, 235) in RGB and hsl(188, 81%, 59%) in HSL. The closest CSS named color is Turquoise. Black text is most readable on this background.

#42D5EB

HEX#42D5EB

RGBrgb(66, 213, 235)

HSLhsl(188, 81%, 59%)

HSVhsv(188, 72%, 92%)

OKLCHoklch(80.6% 0.124 209.6)

CMYKcmyk(72%, 9%, 0%, 8%)

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG contrast ratios for text on a #42D5EB background. AA requires 4.5:1 for normal text and 3:1 for large text; AAA requires 7:1.

TextWhite text1.76:1AA normal ✗AA large ✗AAA normal ✗

TextBlack text11.95:1AA normal ✓AA large ✓AAA normal ✓

Color Harmonies

Colors that pair well with #42D5EB based on color wheel relationships. Click any swatch for its full breakdown.

Base#42D5EB Complementary#EB5842 Analogous#42EBAD Analogous#4280EB Triadic#EB42D5 Triadic#D5EB42

Tints & Shades

Lighter tints and darker shades of #42D5EB, useful for hover states, backgrounds, and text variants.

Tints

#5DDBEE #75E0F0 #90E6F3 #A7EBF6 #C3F2F9 #DAF7FB

Shades

#1DCCE7 #15AFC6 #118EA2 #0E7281 #0A515C #063137

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