#42bccd color: Water Sports
#42bccd is rgb(66, 188, 205) in RGB and oklch(73.524% 0.10794 208.288) in OKLCH. Every other format, shade and contrast value is below.
Read as HEX
- Ctrl Vpaste a color anywhere
- Spacerandom color
- Ccopy HEX
- Cyan
- Light
- Vivid
- Cool
- ≈ Sky blue
- cyan-500
- Black 20%
Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.
Shades
From lightest to darkest. Click a shade to use it.
Harmonies
Open as paletteRecent
Colors you stop on or copy appear here. They stay on this device.
About #42bccd
#42bccd is a bright light cyan color. In OKLCH it has 73.5% lightness, 0.108 chroma and a hue of 208°.
Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.
White text on it reaches 2.26:1 contrast and black text 9.31:1, so black text reads better.
The closest named color is Water Sports (#44bbcc). In Tailwind CSS the closest color is cyan-500.
Lighter: #42bccd mixed with white
Darker: #42bccd mixed with black
Calmer: #42bccd with less saturation
Similar named colors
Colors that go with #42bccd
Questions about #42bccd
What color is #42bccd?
#42bccd is bright light cyan. The closest named color is Water Sports. In RGB it is rgb(66, 188, 205), in HSL hsl(187.34, 58.16%, 53.14%) and in OKLCH oklch(73.524% 0.10794 208.288).
What colors go well with #42bccd?
The complementary color of #42bccd is #e58e83. For a calmer combination use the analogous colors #4ec0aa and #63b3e5. The triadic partners are #cf91cc and #c5a553.
Is white or black text more readable on #42bccd?
Black text reads better on #42bccd: white gives a contrast ratio of 2.26:1 and black gives 9.31:1. WCAG AA asks for at least 4.5:1 for body text.
Is #42bccd a warm or cool color?
#42bccd is a cool color. In OKLCH its hue is 208 degrees, its lightness 73.5% and its chroma 0.108.