#42D8E0 Color

#42D8E0 is rgb(66, 216, 224) in RGB and hsl(183, 72%, 57%) in HSL. The closest CSS named color is Turquoise. Black text is most readable on this background.

#42D8E0

HEX#42D8E0

RGBrgb(66, 216, 224)

HSLhsl(183, 72%, 57%)

HSVhsv(183, 71%, 88%)

OKLCHoklch(80.9% 0.122 200.3)

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

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG contrast ratios for text on a #42D8E0 background. AA requires 4.5:1 for normal text and 3:1 for large text; AAA requires 7:1.

TextWhite text1.73:1AA normal ✗AA large ✗AAA normal ✗

TextBlack text12.13:1AA normal ✓AA large ✓AAA normal ✓

Color Harmonies

Colors that pair well with #42D8E0 based on color wheel relationships. Click any swatch for its full breakdown.

Base#42D8E0 Complementary#E04A42 Analogous#42E099 Analogous#4289E0 Triadic#E042D8 Triadic#D8E042

Tints & Shades

Lighter tints and darker shades of #42D8E0, useful for hover states, backgrounds, and text variants.

Tints

#5DDEE5 #77E3E9 #91E9ED #A7EDF1 #C2F2F5 #DCF8F9

Shades

#23CED7 #1EB1B8 #188F95 #137176 #0E5053 #093235

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