Information about #42BDBD color
Basic facts about this digital color
A pleasantly vivid aqua cyan, #42BDBD sits on the lighter side of the spectrum. Expect to see shades like this in understated, calm designs that favor harmony over drama. In The Official Register of Color Names it is a near neighbor of Macaw Blue Green (#43BFC7). Nearby in the Register you will also find Jellyfish (#46C7C7) and Verdigris (#43B3AE).
The recipe behind #42BDBD is rgb(66, 189, 189), with green as the dominant ingredient. If you plan to put text on a #42BDBD background, choose black — the contrast ratio is 9.2:1 (passing WCAG AAA), while white manages only 2.3:1. Out of 16,777,216 possible colors, #42BDBD is still unnamed — it can be claimed and named in The Official Register of Color Names.
#42BDBD color variations
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#42BDBD color tints
Tints look brighter, pastel, and less intense.
#42BDBD color shades
Shades look darker, richer, and more solid.
#42BDBD color tones
Tones looks more sophisticated and complex than base colors.
#42BDBD color hues
A hue refers to the basic neighbors of color and is variation of base color on the color wheel.
#42BDBD 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.
Split complementary
Split complementary schemes are like complementary but they uses two adiacent colors of the complement. They are more flexible than complementary ones.
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.
Triadic
Triadic color schemes are created by picking three colors equally spaced on the color wheel. They appear quite contrasted and multicolored.
Tetradic
Tetradic color schemes are made form two couples of complementary colors in a rectangular shape on the color wheel.
Square
Square color schemes are like tetradic arranged in a square instead of rectangle. Colors appear even more contrasting.
Alternatives to #42BDBD color
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Nearest named colors to #42BDBD
The closest officially registered color names in the Register, ordered by similarity — your shade’s neighborhood is already being claimed.
#43BFC7
#46C7C7
#43B3AE
#30BFBF
#4DB1C8
#4BC7CF
#43A8C5
#3AA8C1
#47ABCC
#48D1CC
#44A9AA
#36A2B9
#42BDBD color backgrounds & wallpapers
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Conversions between color systems and etc.
- HEX#42BDBD
- RGB66, 189, 189
- CMYK48, 0, 0, 26
- CSSrgb(66, 189, 189)
- HSL180°, 48%, 50%
- HSL Precise180°, 48.235%, 50%
- HSV180°, 65%, 74%
- HSB180°, 65%, 74%
- Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.259
- Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.741
- Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.741
- GLSLvec3(0.259, 0.741, 0.741)
- GLSL with alphavec4(0.259, 0.741, 0.741, 1.000)
- HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.259, 0.741, 0.741)
- Percentage of Red in RGB25.9%
- Percentage of Green in RGB74.1%
- Percentage of Blue in RGB74.1%
- Color FamilyCyan
- Saturation FamilyModerate Saturation
- Lightness FamilyLight
- HEX ID42BDBD
- DECIMAL ID4373949
- Name LengthThis color has no name
- Seen by search & AI crawlers16 times
- Counting from2025-01-01
