All About Color #42B8CD

#42B8CD

About #42B8CD

#42B8CD is a medium cyan color with the hex code #42B8CD. In RGB it is red 66, green 184, blue 205; in HSL it is hue 189°, saturation 58%, lightness 53%; in CMYK it is 68%, 10%, 0%, 20%. Its contrast ratio is 2.34:1 on white and 8.97:1 on black.

#42B8CD Color Conversion

Hex triplet42, B8, CD
CMYK67.80%, 10.24%, 0.00%, 19.61%
RGB Decimal66, 184, 205
HSL189°, 58%, 53%
RGB Octal102, 270, 315
HSV (HSB)189.06°, 67.80%, 80.39%
RGB Binary1000010, 10111000, 11001101
CIE-L*AB69.36, -25.97, -20.23
RGB Percent25.88%, 72.16%, 80.39%
CIE-L*CH69.36, 32.92, 217.91
XYZ30.41, 39.85, 63.85
CIE-L*UV69.36, -44.58, -27.76
xyY0.23, 0.30, 39.85
Hunter-Lab63.12, -24.49, -15.78
RYB25.88%, 50.91%, 80.39%

Color Accessibility Scores

#42B8CD on a dark background: contrast 8.97:1, passes WCAG AAA.
#42B8CD on a light background: contrast 2.34:1, fails WCAG AA.

Color Shades

Tints and shades of #42B8CD, from lightest to darkest. Each swatch links to its own color page.

Related Palettes

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Complementary palette

#42B8CD · #8AD3E0 · #257D8D · #CD5642 · #E0978A

Analogous palette

#42CD56 · #42CD9C · #42B8CD · #4272CD · #5642CD

Triadic palette

#42B8CD · #CD42B8 · #B8CD42 · #8AD3E0 · #E08AD3

Tetradic palette

#42B8CD · #9C42CD · #CD5642 · #72CD42 · #257D8D

Monochromatic palette

#19525D · #298899 · #42B8CD · #7ECFDD · #BBE5ED

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