Information about #42BC9B color

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Basic facts about this digital color

The digital color #42BC9B is classified in the Register under the Spring Green Color Family, with Moderate Saturation and Light brightness. Its exact recipe is rgb(66, 188, 155) — 25.9% red, 73.7% green, 60.8% blue — and for print it converts to CMYK 48 / 0 / 13 / 26. New to color codes? See our guide to RGB color codes.

A clearly saturated minty spring green, #42BC9B feels open and friendly. Designers typically reach for tones like this for understated, calm designs that favor harmony over drama. In The Official Register of Color Names it is a near neighbor of Greeny Blue (#42B395). Its next-closest registered neighbors are Hightail Teal (#40B493) and Ocean Green (#48BF91).

The recipe behind #42BC9B is rgb(66, 188, 155), with green as the dominant ingredient. If you plan to put text on a #42BC9B background, choose black — the contrast ratio is 8.9:1 (passing WCAG AAA), while white manages only 2.4:1. No one has named #42BC9B so far. Register a name for it and it becomes a permanent record.

#42BC9B color variations

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

#42BC9B color tints

Tints look brighter, pastel, and less intense.
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White

#FFFFFF

#42BC9B color shades

Shades look darker, richer, and more solid.
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Black

#000000

#42BC9B color tones

Tones looks more sophisticated and complex than base colors.
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Grey

#808080

#42BC9B 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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#42BC9B 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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#9C42BD
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#BD9C42
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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 #42BC9B

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

Greeny Blue color link
Greeny Blue

#42B395

Hightail Teal color link
Hightail Teal

#40B493

Ocean Green color link
Ocean Green

#48BF91

Keppel color link
Keppel

#3AB09E

Shamrock color link
Shamrock

#45CEA2

Mint color link
Mint

#3EB489

Verdigris color link
Verdigris

#43B3AE

Moderate Opal color link
Moderate Opal

#4AA89C

Mountain Meadow color link
Mountain Meadow

#30BA8F

Moderate Turquoise color link
Moderate Turquoise

#4AA891

Soft Teal color link
Soft Teal

#44A9AA

Puerto Rico color link
Puerto Rico

#59BAA3

#42BC9B color backgrounds & wallpapers

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Conversions between color systems and etc.

  • HEX#42BC9B
  • RGB66, 188, 155
  • CMYK48, 0, 13, 26
  • CSSrgb(66, 188, 155)
  • HSL164°, 48%, 50%
  • HSL Precise163.77°, 48.031%, 49.804%
  • HSV164°, 65%, 74%
  • HSB164°, 65%, 74%
  • Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.259
  • Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.737
  • Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.608
  • GLSLvec3(0.259, 0.737, 0.608)
  • GLSL with alphavec4(0.259, 0.737, 0.608, 1.000)
  • HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.259, 0.737, 0.608)
  • Percentage of Red in RGB25.9%
  • Percentage of Green in RGB73.7%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB60.8%
  • Color FamilySpring Green
  • Saturation FamilyModerate Saturation
  • Lightness FamilyLight
  • HEX ID42BC9B
  • DECIMAL ID4373659
  • Name LengthThis color has no name
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  • Counting from2025-01-01

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