Information about #42B9BD color

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Basic facts about this digital color

In the Register's classification, #42B9BD belongs to the Cyan Color Family, featuring Moderate Saturation and Light brightness. In numbers: rgb(66, 185, 189) (25.9% red, 72.5% green, 74.1% blue), or CMYK 48 / 2 / 0 / 26 for print. Curious how these numbers work? Read our RGB color codes guide.

A confidently colored water-like cyan, #42B9BD feels open and friendly. Expect to see shades like this in versatile mid-ground roles, from cards to secondary buttons. In The Official Register of Color Names it is very close to Macaw Blue Green (#43BFC7). Its next-closest registered neighbors are Verdigris (#43B3AE) and Viking (#4DB1C8).

The recipe behind #42B9BD is rgb(66, 185, 189), with blue as the dominant ingredient. Accessibility-wise, black text works best on #42B9BD: 8.9:1 contrast (passing WCAG AAA) versus 2.4:1 for white. Out of 16,777,216 possible colors, #42B9BD is still unnamed — it can be claimed and named in The Official Register of Color Names.

#42B9BD color variations

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

#42B9BD color tints

Tints look brighter, pastel, and less intense.
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White

#FFFFFF

#42B9BD color shades

Shades look darker, richer, and more solid.
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Black

#000000

#42B9BD color tones

Tones looks more sophisticated and complex than base colors.
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Grey

#808080

#42B9BD 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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#42B9BD 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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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 #42B9BD

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

Jellyfish color link
Jellyfish

#46C7C7

Aquarius color link
Aquarius

#43A8C5

Maximum Blue Green color link
Maximum Blue Green

#30BFBF

Moonstone color link
Moonstone

#3AA8C1

Maximum Blue color link
Maximum Blue

#47ABCC

Sea Serpent color link
Sea Serpent

#4BC7CF

Soft Teal color link
Soft Teal

#44A9AA

Homebox Blue color link
Homebox Blue

#36A2B9

Moderate Cyan color link
Moderate Cyan

#4AA8A8

#42B9BD color backgrounds & wallpapers

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Conversions between color systems and etc.

  • HEX#42B9BD
  • RGB66, 185, 189
  • CMYK48, 2, 0, 26
  • CSSrgb(66, 185, 189)
  • HSL182°, 48%, 50%
  • HSL Precise181.951°, 48.235%, 50%
  • HSV182°, 65%, 74%
  • HSB182°, 65%, 74%
  • Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.259
  • Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.725
  • Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.741
  • GLSLvec3(0.259, 0.725, 0.741)
  • GLSL with alphavec4(0.259, 0.725, 0.741, 1.000)
  • HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.259, 0.725, 0.741)
  • Percentage of Red in RGB25.9%
  • Percentage of Green in RGB72.5%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB74.1%
  • Color FamilyCyan
  • Saturation FamilyModerate Saturation
  • Lightness FamilyLight
  • HEX ID42B9BD
  • DECIMAL ID4372925
  • Name LengthThis color has no name
  • Seen by search & AI crawlers11 times
  • Counting from2025-01-01

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