#42E0CB Color

#42E0CB is rgb(66, 224, 203) in RGB and hsl(172, 72%, 57%) in HSL. The closest CSS named color is Turquoise. Black text is most readable on this background.

#42E0CB

HEX#42E0CB

RGBrgb(66, 224, 203)

HSLhsl(172, 72%, 57%)

HSVhsv(172, 71%, 88%)

OKLCHoklch(82.1% 0.132 182.1)

CMYKcmyk(71%, 0%, 9%, 12%)

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG contrast ratios for text on a #42E0CB background. AA requires 4.5:1 for normal text and 3:1 for large text; AAA requires 7:1.

TextWhite text1.65:1AA normal ✗AA large ✗AAA normal ✗

TextBlack text12.76:1AA normal ✓AA large ✓AAA normal ✓

Color Harmonies

Colors that pair well with #42E0CB based on color wheel relationships. Click any swatch for its full breakdown.

Base#42E0CB Complementary#E04257 Analogous#42E07C Analogous#42A6E0 Triadic#CB42E0 Triadic#E0CB42

Tints & Shades

Lighter tints and darker shades of #42E0CB, useful for hover states, backgrounds, and text variants.

Tints

#5DE5D2 #77E9DA #91EDE1 #A7F1E7 #C2F5EE #DCF9F5

Shades

#23D7BF #1EB8A4 #189584 #137669 #0E534A #09352F

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