All About Color #42BDBD

#42BDBD

About #42BDBD

#42BDBD is a medium cyan color with the hex code #42BDBD. In RGB it is red 66, green 189, blue 189; in HSL it is hue 180°, saturation 48%, lightness 50%; in CMYK it is 65%, 0%, 0%, 26%. Its contrast ratio is 2.27:1 on white and 9.25:1 on black.

#42BDBD Color Conversion

Hex triplet42, BD, BD
CMYK65.08%, 0.00%, 0.00%, 25.88%
RGB Decimal66, 189, 189
HSL180°, 48%, 50%
RGB Octal102, 275, 275
HSV (HSB)180.00°, 65.08%, 74.12%
RGB Binary1000010, 10111101, 10111101
CIE-L*AB70.34, -33.11, -9.98
RGB Percent25.88%, 74.12%, 74.12%
CIE-L*CH70.34, 34.58, 196.78
XYZ29.63, 41.23, 54.54
CIE-L*UV70.34, -47.37, -10.22
xyY0.24, 0.33, 41.23
Hunter-Lab64.21, -29.99, -5.42
RYB25.88%, 50.00%, 74.12%

Color Accessibility Scores

#42BDBD on a dark background: contrast 9.25:1, passes WCAG AAA.
#42BDBD on a light background: contrast 2.27:1, fails WCAG AA.

Color Shades

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

Related Palettes

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Complementary palette

#42BDBD · #86D5D5 · #2A7979 · #BD4242 · #D58686

Analogous palette

#42BD42 · #42BD80 · #42BDBD · #427FBD · #4242BD

Triadic palette

#42BDBD · #BD42BD · #BDBD42 · #86D5D5 · #D586D5

Tetradic palette

#42BDBD · #7F42BD · #BD4242 · #80BD42 · #2A7979

Monochromatic palette

#1B4B4B · #2E8484 · #42BDBD · #7BD1D1 · #B4E4E4

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