All About Color #42BBD7

#42BBD7

About #42BBD7

#42BBD7 is a medium cyan color with the hex code #42BBD7. In RGB it is red 66, green 187, blue 215; in HSL it is hue 191°, saturation 65%, lightness 55%; in CMYK it is 69%, 13%, 0%, 16%. Its contrast ratio is 2.25:1 on white and 9.32:1 on black.

#42BBD7 Color Conversion

Hex triplet42, BB, D7
CMYK69.30%, 13.02%, 0.00%, 15.69%
RGB Decimal66, 187, 215
HSL191°, 65%, 55%
RGB Octal102, 273, 327
HSV (HSB)191.28°, 69.30%, 84.31%
RGB Binary1000010, 10111011, 11010111
CIE-L*AB70.60, -24.41, -23.81
RGB Percent25.88%, 73.33%, 84.31%
CIE-L*CH70.60, 34.10, 224.29
XYZ32.28, 41.61, 70.62
CIE-L*UV70.60, -45.06, -33.99
xyY0.22, 0.29, 41.61
Hunter-Lab64.50, -23.54, -19.76
RYB25.88%, 52.07%, 84.31%

Color Accessibility Scores

#42BBD7 on a dark background: contrast 9.32:1, passes WCAG AAA.
#42BBD7 on a light background: contrast 2.25:1, fails WCAG AA.

Color Shades

Tints and shades of #42BBD7, from lightest to darkest. Each swatch links to its own color page.

Related Palettes

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Complementary palette

#42BBD7 · #8DD6E7 · #21859C · #D75D42 · #E79E8D

Analogous palette

#42D75D · #42D7A8 · #42BBD7 · #4271D7 · #5D42D7

Triadic palette

#42BBD7 · #D742BB · #BBD742 · #8DD6E7 · #E78DD6

Tetradic palette

#42BBD7 · #A842D7 · #D75D42 · #71D742 · #21859C

Monochromatic palette

#165A69 · #2490A8 · #42BBD7 · #81D2E4 · #C0E8F2

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