All About Color #42C3CD

#42C3CD

About #42C3CD

#42C3CD is a medium cyan color with the hex code #42C3CD. In RGB it is red 66, green 195, blue 205; in HSL it is hue 184°, saturation 58%, lightness 53%; in CMYK it is 68%, 5%, 0%, 20%. Its contrast ratio is 2.12:1 on white and 9.92:1 on black.

#42C3CD Color Conversion

Hex triplet42, C3, CD
CMYK67.80%, 4.88%, 0.00%, 19.61%
RGB Decimal66, 195, 205
HSL184°, 58%, 53%
RGB Octal102, 303, 315
HSV (HSB)184.32°, 67.80%, 80.39%
RGB Binary1000010, 11000011, 11001101
CIE-L*AB72.63, -31.36, -15.29
RGB Percent25.88%, 76.47%, 80.39%
CIE-L*CH72.63, 34.89, 205.99
XYZ32.78, 44.60, 64.64
CIE-L*UV72.63, -48.55, -19.06
xyY0.23, 0.31, 44.60
Hunter-Lab66.78, -29.24, -10.64
RYB25.88%, 52.12%, 80.39%

Color Accessibility Scores

#42C3CD on a dark background: contrast 9.92:1, passes WCAG AAA.
#42C3CD on a light background: contrast 2.12:1, fails WCAG AA.

Color Shades

Tints and shades of #42C3CD, from lightest to darkest. Each swatch links to its own color page.

Related Palettes

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Complementary palette

#42C3CD · #8ADAE0 · #25868D · #CD4B42 · #E0908A

Analogous palette

#42CD4B · #42CD90 · #42C3CD · #427ECD · #4B42CD

Triadic palette

#42C3CD · #CD42C3 · #C3CD42 · #8ADAE0 · #E08ADA

Tetradic palette

#42C3CD · #9042CD · #CD4B42 · #7ECD42 · #25868D

Monochromatic palette

#19585D · #299299 · #42C3CD · #7ED6DD · #BBE9ED

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