Information about #42B8A8 color

#42B8A8 color image

Basic facts about this digital color

#42B8A8 falls into the Cyan Color Family — Moderate Saturation, Light brightness. Its exact recipe is rgb(66, 184, 168) — 25.9% red, 72.2% green, 65.9% blue — and for print it converts to CMYK 46 / 0 / 6 / 28. New to color codes? See our guide to RGB color codes.

#42B8A8 is a clearly saturated water-like cyan that carries an easy, daylight feel. In practice it works well for balanced palettes where no single element should shout. In The Official Register of Color Names it is practically indistinguishable from Verdigris (#43B3AE). Slightly further away sit Keppel (#3AB09E) and Soft Teal (#44A9AA).

In RGB terms — rgb(66, 184, 168) — the green channel does the heavy lifting here. On this background, black text reaches a 8.7:1 contrast ratio (passing WCAG AAA); white stays at 2.4:1. Out of 16,777,216 possible colors, #42B8A8 is still unnamed — it can be claimed and named in The Official Register of Color Names.

#42B8A8 color variations

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

#42B8A8 color tints

Tints look brighter, pastel, and less intense.
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White

#FFFFFF

#42B8A8 color shades

Shades look darker, richer, and more solid.
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Black

#000000

#42B8A8 color tones

Tones looks more sophisticated and complex than base colors.
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Grey

#808080

#42B8A8 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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#42B8A8 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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#B86D42
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#B8428D
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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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#42B86D
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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
#42B8A8
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#A842B8
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#B8A842
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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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#4252B8
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#B8A842
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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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#6D42B8
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#B84252
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#8DB842
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Nearest named colors to #42B8A8

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

Verdigris color link
Verdigris

#43B3AE

Keppel color link
Keppel

#3AB09E

Soft Teal color link
Soft Teal

#44A9AA

Moderate Cyan color link
Moderate Cyan

#4AA8A8

Greeny Blue color link
Greeny Blue

#42B395

Hightail Teal color link
Hightail Teal

#40B493

Moderate Opal color link
Moderate Opal

#4AA89C

Shamrock color link
Shamrock

#45CEA2

Puerto Rico color link
Puerto Rico

#59BAA3

Ocean Green color link
Ocean Green

#48BF91

Such Fun color link
Such Fun

#489EA8

Moderate Arctic Blue color link
Moderate Arctic Blue

#4A9CA8

#42B8A8 color backgrounds & wallpapers

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Conversions between color systems and etc.

  • HEX#42B8A8
  • RGB66, 184, 168
  • CMYK46, 0, 6, 28
  • CSSrgb(66, 184, 168)
  • HSL172°, 47%, 49%
  • HSL Precise171.864°, 47.2%, 49.02%
  • HSV172°, 64%, 72%
  • HSB172°, 64%, 72%
  • Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.259
  • Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.722
  • Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.659
  • GLSLvec3(0.259, 0.722, 0.659)
  • GLSL with alphavec4(0.259, 0.722, 0.659, 1.000)
  • HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.259, 0.722, 0.659)
  • Percentage of Red in RGB25.9%
  • Percentage of Green in RGB72.2%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB65.9%
  • Color Family (Hue)Cyan
  • Saturation FamilyModerate Saturation
  • Lightness FamilyLight
  • HEX ID42B8A8
  • DECIMAL ID4372648
  • Name LengthThis color has no name
  • This page visited6 times
  • Counting from2025-01-01

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