All About Color #42E7F0

#42E7F0

About #42E7F0

#42E7F0 is a light cyan color with the hex code #42E7F0. In RGB it is red 66, green 231, blue 240; in HSL it is hue 183°, saturation 85%, lightness 60%; in CMYK it is 73%, 4%, 0%, 6%. Its contrast ratio is 1.51:1 on white and 13.92:1 on black.

#42E7F0 Color Conversion

Hex triplet42, E7, F0
CMYK72.50%, 3.75%, 0.00%, 5.88%
RGB Decimal66, 231, 240
HSL183°, 85%, 60%
RGB Octal102, 347, 360
HSV (HSB)183.10°, 72.50%, 94.12%
RGB Binary1000010, 11100111, 11110000
CIE-L*AB84.28, -38.11, -16.49
RGB Percent25.88%, 90.59%, 94.12%
CIE-L*CH84.28, 41.52, 203.40
XYZ46.55, 64.60, 92.45
CIE-L*UV84.28, -58.96, -20.42
xyY0.23, 0.32, 64.60
Hunter-Lab80.37, -37.27, -11.94
RYB25.88%, 59.09%, 94.12%

Color Accessibility Scores

#42E7F0 on a dark background: contrast 13.92:1, passes WCAG AAA.
#42E7F0 on a light background: contrast 1.51:1, fails WCAG AA.

Color Shades

Tints and shades of #42E7F0, from lightest to darkest. Each swatch links to its own color page.

Related Palettes

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Complementary palette

#42E7F0 · #97F2F7 · #10BDC6 · #F04B42 · #F79C97

Analogous palette

#42F04B · #42F0A2 · #42E7F0 · #4290F0 · #4B42F0

Triadic palette

#42E7F0 · #F042E7 · #E7F042 · #97F2F7 · #F797F2

Tetradic palette

#42E7F0 · #A242F0 · #F04B42 · #90F042 · #10BDC6

Monochromatic palette

#0B878E · #11CBD4 · #42E7F0 · #89F0F5 · #D0F9FB

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