All About Color #42BDA8

#42BDA8

About #42BDA8

#42BDA8 is a medium cyan color with the hex code #42BDA8. In RGB it is red 66, green 189, blue 168; in HSL it is hue 170°, saturation 48%, lightness 50%; in CMYK it is 65%, 0%, 11%, 26%. Its contrast ratio is 2.31:1 on white and 9.08:1 on black.

#42BDA8 Color Conversion

Hex triplet42, BD, A8
CMYK65.08%, 0.00%, 11.11%, 25.88%
RGB Decimal66, 189, 168
HSL170°, 48%, 50%
RGB Octal102, 275, 250
HSV (HSB)169.76°, 65.08%, 74.12%
RGB Binary1000010, 10111101, 10101000
CIE-L*AB69.74, -38.82, 0.65
RGB Percent25.88%, 74.12%, 65.88%
CIE-L*CH69.74, 38.82, 179.04
XYZ27.51, 40.38, 43.39
CIE-L*UV69.74, -48.66, 7.02
xyY0.25, 0.36, 40.38
Hunter-Lab63.55, -33.92, 4.00
RYB25.88%, 52.25%, 74.12%

Color Accessibility Scores

#42BDA8 on a dark background: contrast 9.08:1, passes WCAG AAA.
#42BDA8 on a light background: contrast 2.31:1, fails WCAG AA.

Color Shades

Tints and shades of #42BDA8, from lightest to darkest. Each swatch links to its own color page.

Related Palettes

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Complementary palette

#42BDA8 · #86D5C8 · #2A796C · #BD4257 · #D58693

Analogous palette

#57BD42 · #42BD6B · #42BDA8 · #4294BD · #4257BD

Triadic palette

#42BDA8 · #A842BD · #BDA842 · #86D5C8 · #C886D5

Tetradic palette

#42BDA8 · #6B42BD · #BD4257 · #94BD42 · #2A796C

Monochromatic palette

#1B4B43 · #2E8476 · #42BDA8 · #7BD1C2 · #B4E4DC

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