Information about #42B8BC color

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Basic facts about this digital color

The digital color #42B8BC is classified in the Register under the Cyan Color Family, with Moderate Saturation and Light brightness. Its exact recipe is rgb(66, 184, 188) — 25.9% red, 72.2% green, 73.7% blue — and for print it converts to CMYK 48 / 2 / 0 / 26. New to color codes? See our guide to RGB color codes.

A pleasantly vivid cyan, #42B8BC 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 a near neighbor of Macaw Blue Green (#43BFC7). Slightly further away sit Verdigris (#43B3AE) and Viking (#4DB1C8).

In RGB terms — rgb(66, 184, 188) — the blue channel does the heavy lifting here. On this background, black text reaches a 8.8:1 contrast ratio (passing WCAG AAA); white stays at 2.4:1. #42B8BC has no official name yet. If this shade means something to you, you can be the one to name it.

#42B8BC color variations

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

#42B8BC color tints

Tints look brighter, pastel, and less intense.
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White

#FFFFFF

#42B8BC color shades

Shades look darker, richer, and more solid.
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Black

#000000

#42B8BC color tones

Tones looks more sophisticated and complex than base colors.
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Grey

#808080

#42B8BC 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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#42B8BC 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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#BD427B
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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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#BD42B9
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#B9BD42
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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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#4642BD
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#B9BD42
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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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#8442BD
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#7BBD42
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Nearest named colors to #42B8BC

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

Macaw Blue Green color link
Macaw Blue Green

#43BFC7

Verdigris color link
Verdigris

#43B3AE

Viking color link
Viking

#4DB1C8

Aquarius color link
Aquarius

#43A8C5

Moonstone color link
Moonstone

#3AA8C1

Jellyfish color link
Jellyfish

#46C7C7

Maximum Blue Green color link
Maximum Blue Green

#30BFBF

Maximum Blue color link
Maximum Blue

#47ABCC

Soft Teal color link
Soft Teal

#44A9AA

Homebox Blue color link
Homebox Blue

#36A2B9

Sea Serpent color link
Sea Serpent

#4BC7CF

Moderate Cyan color link
Moderate Cyan

#4AA8A8

#42B8BC color backgrounds & wallpapers

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Conversions between color systems and etc.

  • HEX#42B8BC
  • RGB66, 184, 188
  • CMYK48, 2, 0, 26
  • CSSrgb(66, 184, 188)
  • HSL182°, 48%, 50%
  • HSL Precise181.967°, 48.031%, 49.804%
  • HSV182°, 65%, 74%
  • HSB182°, 65%, 74%
  • Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.259
  • Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.722
  • Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.737
  • GLSLvec3(0.259, 0.722, 0.737)
  • GLSL with alphavec4(0.259, 0.722, 0.737, 1.000)
  • HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.259, 0.722, 0.737)
  • Percentage of Red in RGB25.9%
  • Percentage of Green in RGB72.2%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB73.7%
  • Color FamilyCyan
  • Saturation FamilyModerate Saturation
  • Lightness FamilyLight
  • HEX ID42B8BC
  • DECIMAL ID4372668
  • Name LengthThis color has no name
  • Seen by search & AI crawlers13 times
  • Counting from2025-01-01

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