Information about #42A49D color

#42A49D color image

Basic facts about this digital color

#42A49D falls into the Cyan Color Family — Moderate Saturation, Light brightness. The mix behind it: rgb(66, 164, 157) — 25.9% red, 64.3% green, 61.6% blue; the print equivalent is CMYK 38 / 0 / 3 / 36. New to color codes? See our guide to RGB color codes.

A clearly saturated aqua cyan, #42A49D carries an easy, daylight feel. Designers typically reach for tones like this for balanced palettes where no single element should shout. In The Official Register of Color Names it is almost identical to Moderate Opal (#4AA89C). Slightly further away sit Such Fun (#489EA8) and Soft Teal (#44A9AA).

Technically, the mix leans on its green channel (rgb(66, 164, 157)), which gives #42A49D its character. On this background, black text reaches a 7.0:1 contrast ratio (passing WCAG AAA); white stays at 3.0:1. Out of 16,777,216 possible colors, #42A49D is still unnamed — it can be claimed and named in The Official Register of Color Names.

#42A49D color variations

View this color variations of tints, shades, tones and hues.

#42A49D color tints

Tints look brighter, pastel, and less intense.
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White

#FFFFFF

#42A49D color shades

Shades look darker, richer, and more solid.
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Black

#000000

#42A49D color tones

Tones looks more sophisticated and complex than base colors.
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Grey

#808080

#42A49D color hues

A hue refers to the basic neighbors of color and is variation of base color on the color wheel.
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#42A49D color harmonies

Color harmonies are pleasing color schemes created according to their position on a color wheel.

Complementary

Complementary color schemes are made by picking two opposite colors con the color wheel. They appear vibrant near to each other.

Complementary color schemes
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Split complementary

Split complementary schemes are like complementary but they uses two adiacent colors of the complement. They are more flexible than complementary ones.

Split complementary color scheme
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Analogous

Analogous color schemes are made by picking three colors that are next to each other on the color wheel. They are perceived as calm and serene.

Analogous color scheme
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Triadic

Triadic color schemes are created by picking three colors equally spaced on the color wheel. They appear quite contrasted and multicolored.

Triadic color scheme
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Tetradic

Tetradic color schemes are made form two couples of complementary colors in a rectangular shape on the color wheel.

Tetradic color scheme
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Square

Square color schemes are like tetradic arranged in a square instead of rectangle. Colors appear even more contrasting.

Square color scheme
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Nearest named colors to #42A49D

The closest officially registered color names in the Register, ordered by similarity — your shade’s neighborhood is already being claimed.

Moderate Opal color link
Moderate Opal

#4AA89C

Such Fun color link
Such Fun

#489EA8

Soft Teal color link
Soft Teal

#44A9AA

Moderate Cyan color link
Moderate Cyan

#4AA8A8

Keppel color link
Keppel

#3AB09E

Moderate Turquoise color link
Moderate Turquoise

#4AA891

Moderate Arctic Blue color link
Moderate Arctic Blue

#4A9CA8

Sea color link
Sea

#3C9992

Wot Eva color link
Wot Eva

#4495A4

Greeny Blue color link
Greeny Blue

#42B395

Zomp color link
Zomp

#39A78E

Hightail Teal color link
Hightail Teal

#40B493

#42A49D color backgrounds & wallpapers

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Conversions between color systems and etc.

  • HEX#42A49D
  • RGB66, 164, 157
  • CMYK38, 0, 3, 36
  • CSSrgb(66, 164, 157)
  • HSL176°, 43%, 45%
  • HSL Precise175.714°, 42.609%, 45.098%
  • HSV176°, 60%, 64%
  • HSB176°, 60%, 64%
  • Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.259
  • Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.643
  • Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.616
  • GLSLvec3(0.259, 0.643, 0.616)
  • GLSL with alphavec4(0.259, 0.643, 0.616, 1.000)
  • HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.259, 0.643, 0.616)
  • Percentage of Red in RGB25.9%
  • Percentage of Green in RGB64.3%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB61.6%
  • Color FamilyCyan
  • Saturation FamilyModerate Saturation
  • Lightness FamilyLight
  • HEX ID42A49D
  • DECIMAL ID4367517
  • Name LengthThis color has no name
  • Seen by search & AI crawlers14 times
  • Counting from2025-01-01

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