#42E4F0 Color

#42E4F0 is rgb(66, 228, 240) in RGB and hsl(184, 85%, 60%) in HSL. The closest CSS named color is Turquoise. Black text is most readable on this background.

#42E4F0

HEX#42E4F0

RGBrgb(66, 228, 240)

HSLhsl(184, 85%, 60%)

HSVhsv(184, 73%, 94%)

OKLCHoklch(84.3% 0.13 202.4)

CMYKcmyk(73%, 5%, 0%, 6%)

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG contrast ratios for text on a #42E4F0 background. AA requires 4.5:1 for normal text and 3:1 for large text; AAA requires 7:1.

TextWhite text1.55:1AA normal ✗AA large ✗AAA normal ✗

TextBlack text13.59:1AA normal ✓AA large ✓AAA normal ✓

Color Harmonies

Colors that pair well with #42E4F0 based on color wheel relationships. Click any swatch for its full breakdown.

Base#42E4F0 Complementary#F04E42 Analogous#42F0A5 Analogous#428DF0 Triadic#F042E4 Triadic#E4F042

Tints & Shades

Lighter tints and darker shades of #42E4F0, useful for hover states, backgrounds, and text variants.

Tints

#5AE7F2 #76ECF4 #8EEFF6 #AAF3F8 #C2F6FA #DEFAFC

Shades

#1DDFED #11C3D0 #0E9FAA #0B7C84 #08595E #053539

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