All About Color #42D7B2

#42D7B2

About #42D7B2

#42D7B2 is a medium cyan color with the hex code #42D7B2. In RGB it is red 66, green 215, blue 178; in HSL it is hue 165°, saturation 65%, lightness 55%; in CMYK it is 69%, 0%, 17%, 16%. Its contrast ratio is 1.81:1 on white and 11.59:1 on black.

#42D7B2 Color Conversion

Hex triplet42, D7, B2
CMYK69.30%, 0.00%, 17.21%, 15.69%
RGB Decimal66, 215, 178
HSL165°, 65%, 55%
RGB Octal102, 327, 262
HSV (HSB)165.10°, 69.30%, 84.31%
RGB Binary1000010, 11010111, 10110010
CIE-L*AB77.86, -47.61, 6.99
RGB Percent25.88%, 84.31%, 69.80%
CIE-L*CH77.86, 48.12, 171.65
XYZ34.58, 52.97, 50.52
CIE-L*UV77.86, -57.47, 18.02
xyY0.25, 0.38, 52.97
Hunter-Lab72.78, -42.56, 9.79
RYB25.88%, 59.24%, 84.31%

Color Accessibility Scores

#42D7B2 on a dark background: contrast 11.59:1, passes WCAG AAA.
#42D7B2 on a light background: contrast 1.81:1, fails WCAG AA.

Color Shades

Tints and shades of #42D7B2, from lightest to darkest. Each swatch links to its own color page.

Related Palettes

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Complementary palette

#42D7B2 · #8DE7D1 · #219C7D · #D74267 · #E78DA4

Analogous palette

#67D742 · #42D767 · #42D7B2 · #42B2D7 · #4267D7

Triadic palette

#42D7B2 · #B242D7 · #D7B242 · #8DE7D1 · #D18DE7

Tetradic palette

#42D7B2 · #6742D7 · #D74267 · #B2D742 · #219C7D

Monochromatic palette

#166954 · #24A887 · #42D7B2 · #81E4CB · #C0F2E5

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