#42D8FA Color

#42D8FA is rgb(66, 216, 250) in RGB and hsl(191, 95%, 62%) in HSL. The closest CSS named color is Turquoise. Black text is most readable on this background.

#42D8FA

HEX#42D8FA

RGBrgb(66, 216, 250)

HSLhsl(191, 95%, 62%)

HSVhsv(191, 74%, 98%)

OKLCHoklch(81.9% 0.13 216.7)

CMYKcmyk(74%, 14%, 0%, 2%)

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG contrast ratios for text on a #42D8FA background. AA requires 4.5:1 for normal text and 3:1 for large text; AAA requires 7:1.

TextWhite text1.69:1AA normal ✗AA large ✗AAA normal ✗

TextBlack text12.43:1AA normal ✓AA large ✓AAA normal ✓

Color Harmonies

Colors that pair well with #42D8FA based on color wheel relationships. Click any swatch for its full breakdown.

Base#42D8FA Complementary#FA6442 Analogous#42FAC0 Analogous#427CFA Triadic#FA42D8 Triadic#D8FA42

Tints & Shades

Lighter tints and darker shades of #42D8FA, useful for hover states, backgrounds, and text variants.

Tints

#5BDDFB #74E3FB #8DE8FC #AAEEFD #C3F3FD #DCF8FE

Shades

#1AD0F9 #06B8E0 #0597B8 #047690 #035668 #02313C

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