#42D6E0 Color

#42D6E0 is rgb(66, 214, 224) in RGB and hsl(184, 72%, 57%) in HSL. The closest CSS named color is Turquoise. Black text is most readable on this background.

#42D6E0

HEX#42D6E0

RGBrgb(66, 214, 224)

HSLhsl(184, 72%, 57%)

HSVhsv(184, 71%, 88%)

OKLCHoklch(80.4% 0.122 201.7)

CMYKcmyk(71%, 4%, 0%, 12%)

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG contrast ratios for text on a #42D6E0 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 text11.93:1AA normal ✓AA large ✓AAA normal ✓

Color Harmonies

Colors that pair well with #42D6E0 based on color wheel relationships. Click any swatch for its full breakdown.

Base#42D6E0 Complementary#E04D42 Analogous#42E09C Analogous#4287E0 Triadic#E042D6 Triadic#D6E042

Tints & Shades

Lighter tints and darker shades of #42D6E0, useful for hover states, backgrounds, and text variants.

Tints

#5DDCE5 #77E1E9 #91E7ED #A7ECF1 #C2F2F5 #DCF7F9

Shades

#23CBD7 #1EAEB8 #188D95 #137076 #0E4F53 #093235

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