All About Color #42BBBD

#42BBBD

About #42BBBD

#42BBBD is a medium cyan color with the hex code #42BBBD. In RGB it is red 66, green 187, blue 189; in HSL it is hue 181°, saturation 48%, lightness 50%; in CMYK it is 65%, 1%, 0%, 26%. Its contrast ratio is 2.31:1 on white and 9.07:1 on black.

#42BBBD Color Conversion

Hex triplet42, BB, BD
CMYK65.08%, 1.06%, 0.00%, 25.88%
RGB Decimal66, 187, 189
HSL181°, 48%, 50%
RGB Octal102, 273, 275
HSV (HSB)180.98°, 65.08%, 74.12%
RGB Binary1000010, 10111011, 10111101
CIE-L*AB69.73, -32.16, -10.88
RGB Percent25.88%, 73.33%, 74.12%
CIE-L*CH69.73, 33.95, 198.69
XYZ29.20, 40.37, 54.40
CIE-L*UV69.73, -46.64, -11.77
xyY0.24, 0.33, 40.37
Hunter-Lab63.54, -29.16, -6.28
RYB25.88%, 49.80%, 74.12%

Color Accessibility Scores

#42BBBD on a dark background: contrast 9.07:1, passes WCAG AAA.
#42BBBD on a light background: contrast 2.31:1, fails WCAG AA.

Color Shades

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

Related Palettes

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Complementary palette

#42BBBD · #86D3D5 · #2A7779 · #BD4442 · #D58886

Analogous palette

#42BD44 · #42BD82 · #42BBBD · #427DBD · #4442BD

Triadic palette

#42BBBD · #BD42BB · #BBBD42 · #86D3D5 · #D586D3

Tetradic palette

#42BBBD · #8242BD · #BD4442 · #7DBD42 · #2A7779

Monochromatic palette

#1B4B4B · #2E8384 · #42BBBD · #7BCFD1 · #B4E4E4

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