#42D9F0 Color

#42D9F0 is rgb(66, 217, 240) in RGB and hsl(188, 85%, 60%) in HSL. The closest CSS named color is Turquoise. Black text is most readable on this background.

#42D9F0

HEX#42D9F0

RGBrgb(66, 217, 240)

HSLhsl(188, 85%, 60%)

HSVhsv(188, 73%, 94%)

OKLCHoklch(81.7% 0.126 209.9)

CMYKcmyk(73%, 10%, 0%, 6%)

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG contrast ratios for text on a #42D9F0 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 text12.42:1AA normal ✓AA large ✓AAA normal ✓

Color Harmonies

Colors that pair well with #42D9F0 based on color wheel relationships. Click any swatch for its full breakdown.

Base#42D9F0 Complementary#F05942 Analogous#42F0B0 Analogous#4282F0 Triadic#F042D9 Triadic#D9F042

Tints & Shades

Lighter tints and darker shades of #42D9F0, useful for hover states, backgrounds, and text variants.

Tints

#5ADDF2 #76E3F4 #8EE8F6 #AAEEF8 #C2F3FA #DEF8FC

Shades

#1DD1ED #11B6D0 #0E95AA #0B7484 #08535E #053239

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