#42E8EB Color

#42E8EB is rgb(66, 232, 235) in RGB and hsl(181, 81%, 59%) in HSL. The closest CSS named color is Turquoise. Black text is most readable on this background.

#42E8EB

HEX#42E8EB

RGBrgb(66, 232, 235)

HSLhsl(181, 81%, 59%)

HSVhsv(181, 72%, 92%)

OKLCHoklch(85.1% 0.131 196.8)

CMYKcmyk(72%, 1%, 0%, 8%)

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG contrast ratios for text on a #42E8EB background. AA requires 4.5:1 for normal text and 3:1 for large text; AAA requires 7:1.

TextWhite text1.5:1AA normal ✗AA large ✗AAA normal ✗

TextBlack text13.97:1AA normal ✓AA large ✓AAA normal ✓

Color Harmonies

Colors that pair well with #42E8EB based on color wheel relationships. Click any swatch for its full breakdown.

Base#42E8EB Complementary#EB4542 Analogous#42EB99 Analogous#4294EB Triadic#EB42E8 Triadic#E8EB42

Tints & Shades

Lighter tints and darker shades of #42E8EB, useful for hover states, backgrounds, and text variants.

Tints

#5DECEE #75EEF0 #90F2F3 #A7F4F6 #C3F8F9 #DAFBFB

Shades

#1DE4E7 #15C4C6 #119FA2 #0E7F81 #0A5B5C #063737

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