All About Color #42BDA2

#42BDA2

About #42BDA2

#42BDA2 is a medium cyan color with the hex code #42BDA2. In RGB it is red 66, green 189, blue 162; in HSL it is hue 167°, saturation 48%, lightness 50%; in CMYK it is 65%, 0%, 14%, 26%. Its contrast ratio is 2.32:1 on white and 9.03:1 on black.

#42BDA2 Color Conversion

Hex triplet42, BD, A2
CMYK65.08%, 0.00%, 14.29%, 25.88%
RGB Decimal66, 189, 162
HSL167°, 48%, 50%
RGB Octal102, 275, 242
HSV (HSB)166.83°, 65.08%, 74.12%
RGB Binary1000010, 10111101, 10100010
CIE-L*AB69.58, -40.35, 3.71
RGB Percent25.88%, 74.12%, 63.53%
CIE-L*CH69.58, 40.52, 174.75
XYZ26.97, 40.16, 40.51
CIE-L*UV69.58, -49.02, 11.78
xyY0.25, 0.37, 40.16
Hunter-Lab63.37, -34.95, 6.46
RYB25.88%, 52.97%, 74.12%

Color Accessibility Scores

#42BDA2 on a dark background: contrast 9.03:1, passes WCAG AAA.
#42BDA2 on a light background: contrast 2.32:1, fails WCAG AA.

Color Shades

Tints and shades of #42BDA2, from lightest to darkest. Each swatch links to its own color page.

Related Palettes

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Complementary palette

#42BDA2 · #86D5C4 · #2A7968 · #BD425D · #D58697

Analogous palette

#5DBD42 · #42BD65 · #42BDA2 · #429ABD · #425DBD

Triadic palette

#42BDA2 · #A242BD · #BDA242 · #86D5C4 · #C486D5

Tetradic palette

#42BDA2 · #6542BD · #BD425D · #9ABD42 · #2A7968

Monochromatic palette

#1B4B41 · #2E8472 · #42BDA2 · #7BD1BE · #B4E4DA

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