All About Color #42CDB5

#42CDB5

About #42CDB5

#42CDB5 is a medium cyan color with the hex code #42CDB5. In RGB it is red 66, green 205, blue 181; in HSL it is hue 170°, saturation 58%, lightness 53%; in CMYK it is 68%, 0%, 12%, 20%. Its contrast ratio is 1.98:1 on white and 10.63:1 on black.

#42CDB5 Color Conversion

Hex triplet42, CD, B5
CMYK67.80%, 0.00%, 11.71%, 19.61%
RGB Decimal66, 205, 181
HSL170°, 58%, 53%
RGB Octal102, 315, 265
HSV (HSB)169.64°, 67.80%, 80.39%
RGB Binary1000010, 11001101, 10110101
CIE-L*AB74.92, -42.57, 1.14
RGB Percent25.88%, 80.39%, 70.98%
CIE-L*CH74.92, 42.58, 178.47
XYZ32.42, 48.16, 51.30
CIE-L*UV74.92, -53.69, 8.42
xyY0.25, 0.37, 48.16
Hunter-Lab69.40, -38.05, 4.74
RYB25.88%, 55.71%, 80.39%

Color Accessibility Scores

#42CDB5 on a dark background: contrast 10.63:1, passes WCAG AAA.
#42CDB5 on a light background: contrast 1.98:1, fails WCAG AA.

Color Shades

Tints and shades of #42CDB5, from lightest to darkest. Each swatch links to its own color page.

Related Palettes

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Complementary palette

#42CDB5 · #8AE0D2 · #258D7C · #CD4259 · #E08A98

Analogous palette

#59CD42 · #42CD70 · #42CDB5 · #429ECD · #4259CD

Triadic palette

#42CDB5 · #B542CD · #CDB542 · #8AE0D2 · #D28AE0

Tetradic palette

#42CDB5 · #7042CD · #CD4259 · #9ECD42 · #258D7C

Monochromatic palette

#195D51 · #299986 · #42CDB5 · #7EDDCD · #BBEDE4

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