All About Color #42BFCD

#42BFCD

About #42BFCD

#42BFCD is a medium cyan color with the hex code #42BFCD. In RGB it is red 66, green 191, blue 205; in HSL it is hue 186°, saturation 58%, lightness 53%; in CMYK it is 68%, 7%, 0%, 20%. Its contrast ratio is 2.20:1 on white and 9.57:1 on black.

#42BFCD Color Conversion

Hex triplet42, BF, CD
CMYK67.80%, 6.83%, 0.00%, 19.61%
RGB Decimal66, 191, 205
HSL186°, 58%, 53%
RGB Octal102, 277, 315
HSV (HSB)186.04°, 67.80%, 80.39%
RGB Binary1000010, 10111111, 11001101
CIE-L*AB71.44, -29.43, -17.08
RGB Percent25.88%, 74.90%, 80.39%
CIE-L*CH71.44, 34.02, 210.13
XYZ31.90, 42.83, 64.34
CIE-L*UV71.44, -47.11, -22.21
xyY0.23, 0.31, 42.83
Hunter-Lab65.44, -27.52, -12.48
RYB25.88%, 51.69%, 80.39%

Color Accessibility Scores

#42BFCD on a dark background: contrast 9.57:1, passes WCAG AAA.
#42BFCD on a light background: contrast 2.20:1, fails WCAG AA.

Color Shades

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

Related Palettes

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Complementary palette

#42BFCD · #8AD7E0 · #25838D · #CD5042 · #E0938A

Analogous palette

#42CD50 · #42CD95 · #42BFCD · #4279CD · #5042CD

Triadic palette

#42BFCD · #CD42BF · #BFCD42 · #8AD7E0 · #E08AD7

Tetradic palette

#42BFCD · #9542CD · #CD5042 · #79CD42 · #25838D

Monochromatic palette

#19565D · #298E99 · #42BFCD · #7ED3DD · #BBE8ED

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