All About Color #42CAD1

#42CAD1

About #42CAD1

#42CAD1 is a medium cyan color with the hex code #42CAD1. In RGB it is red 66, green 202, blue 209; in HSL it is hue 183°, saturation 61%, lightness 54%; in CMYK it is 68%, 3%, 0%, 18%. Its contrast ratio is 1.98:1 on white and 10.60:1 on black.

#42CAD1 Color Conversion

Hex triplet42, CA, D1
CMYK68.42%, 3.35%, 0.00%, 18.04%
RGB Decimal66, 202, 209
HSL183°, 61%, 54%
RGB Octal102, 312, 321
HSV (HSB)182.94°, 68.42%, 81.96%
RGB Binary1000010, 11001010, 11010001
CIE-L*AB74.83, -33.54, -14.15
RGB Percent25.88%, 79.22%, 81.96%
CIE-L*CH74.83, 36.40, 202.87
XYZ34.88, 48.00, 67.75
CIE-L*UV74.83, -50.81, -16.96
xyY0.23, 0.32, 48.00
Hunter-Lab69.28, -31.39, -9.48
RYB25.88%, 53.22%, 81.96%

Color Accessibility Scores

#42CAD1 on a dark background: contrast 10.60:1, passes WCAG AAA.
#42CAD1 on a light background: contrast 1.98:1, fails WCAG AA.

Color Shades

Tints and shades of #42CAD1, from lightest to darkest. Each swatch links to its own color page.

Related Palettes

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Complementary palette

#42CAD1 · #8CDFE3 · #248E94 · #D14942 · #E3908C

Analogous palette

#42D149 · #42D191 · #42CAD1 · #4283D1 · #4942D1

Triadic palette

#42CAD1 · #D142CA · #CAD142 · #8CDFE3 · #E38CDF

Tetradic palette

#42CAD1 · #9142D1 · #D14942 · #83D142 · #248E94

Monochromatic palette

#185F63 · #279AA0 · #42CAD1 · #80DBE0 · #BDEDEF

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