Color #42B8B6

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Basic facts about this digital color

In the Register's classification, #42B8B6 belongs to the Cyan Color Family, featuring Moderate Saturation and Light brightness. The mix behind it: rgb(66, 184, 182) — 25.9% red, 72.2% green, 71.4% blue; the print equivalent is CMYK 46 / 0 / 1 / 28. Curious how these numbers work? Read our RGB color codes guide.

The color #42B8B6 reads as a clearly saturated water-like cyan and 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 almost identical to Verdigris (#43B3AE). Its next-closest registered neighbors are Macaw Blue Green (#43BFC7) and Soft Teal (#44A9AA).

In RGB terms — rgb(66, 184, 182) — the green channel does the heavy lifting here. Accessibility-wise, black text works best on #42B8B6: 8.8:1 contrast (passing WCAG AAA) versus 2.4:1 for white. #42B8B6 has no official name yet. If this shade means something to you, you can be the one to name it.

#42B8B6 color variations

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

#42B8B6 color tints

Tints look brighter, pastel, and less intense.

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White

#42B8B6 color shades

Shades look darker, richer, and more solid.

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Black

#42B8B6 color tones

Tones looks more sophisticated and complex than base colors.

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Grey

#42B8B6 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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#42B8B6 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.

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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 #42B8B6

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

Verdigris

#43B3AE

Macaw Blue Green

#43BFC7

Soft Teal

#44A9AA

Moonstone

#3AA8C1

Maximum Blue Green

#30BFBF

Aquarius

#43A8C5

Viking

#4DB1C8

Moderate Cyan

#4AA8A8

Jellyfish

#46C7C7

Homebox Blue

#36A2B9

Maximum Blue

#47ABCC

Keppel

#3AB09E

#42B8B6 color backgrounds & wallpapers

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Conversions between color systems and etc.

HEX#42B8B6
RGB66, 184, 182
CMYK46, 0, 1, 28

HSL179°, 47%, 49%
HSL Precise178.983°, 47.2%, 49.02%
HSV179°, 64%, 72%
HSB179°, 64%, 72%

HEX ID42B8B6
DECIMAL ID4372662
Name LengthThis color has no name

Color Family (Hue)Cyan
Saturation FamilyModerate Saturation
Lightness FamilyLight

Percentage of Red in RGB25.9%
Percentage of Green in RGB72.2%
Percentage of Blue in RGB71.4%

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