All About Color #42CDBF

#42CDBF

About #42CDBF

#42CDBF is a medium cyan color with the hex code #42CDBF. In RGB it is red 66, green 205, blue 191; in HSL it is hue 174°, saturation 58%, lightness 53%; in CMYK it is 68%, 0%, 7%, 20%. Its contrast ratio is 1.96:1 on white and 10.72:1 on black.

#42CDBF Color Conversion

Hex triplet42, CD, BF
CMYK67.80%, 0.00%, 6.83%, 19.61%
RGB Decimal66, 205, 191
HSL174°, 58%, 53%
RGB Octal102, 315, 277
HSV (HSB)173.96°, 67.80%, 80.39%
RGB Binary1000010, 11001101, 10111111
CIE-L*AB75.19, -39.94, -3.87
RGB Percent25.88%, 80.39%, 74.90%
CIE-L*CH75.19, 40.13, 185.54
XYZ33.48, 48.58, 56.90
CIE-L*UV75.19, -53.05, 0.35
xyY0.24, 0.35, 48.58
Hunter-Lab69.70, -36.23, 0.39
RYB25.88%, 54.58%, 80.39%

Color Accessibility Scores

#42CDBF on a dark background: contrast 10.72:1, passes WCAG AAA.
#42CDBF on a light background: contrast 1.96:1, fails WCAG AA.

Color Shades

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

Related Palettes

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Complementary palette

#42CDBF · #8AE0D7 · #258D83 · #CD4250 · #E08A93

Analogous palette

#50CD42 · #42CD79 · #42CDBF · #4295CD · #4250CD

Triadic palette

#42CDBF · #BF42CD · #CDBF42 · #8AE0D7 · #D78AE0

Tetradic palette

#42CDBF · #7942CD · #CD4250 · #95CD42 · #258D83

Monochromatic palette

#195D56 · #29998E · #42CDBF · #7EDDD3 · #BBEDE8

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