#42bec0 color: Lagoon Rock
#42bec0 is rgb(66, 190, 192) in RGB and oklch(73.531% 0.10702 196.624) 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
- ≈ Mint
- teal-500
- Black 25%
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 #42bec0
#42bec0 is a bright light cyan color. In OKLCH it has 73.5% lightness, 0.107 chroma and a hue of 197°.
Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.
White text on it reaches 2.24:1 contrast and black text 9.36:1, so black text reads better.
The closest named color is Lagoon Rock (#43bcbe). In Tailwind CSS the closest color is teal-500.
Lighter: #42bec0 mixed with white
Darker: #42bec0 mixed with black
Calmer: #42bec0 with less saturation
Similar named colors
Colors that go with #42bec0
Questions about #42bec0
What color is #42bec0?
#42bec0 is bright light cyan. The closest named color is Lagoon Rock. In RGB it is rgb(66, 190, 192), in HSL hsl(180.95, 50%, 50.59%) and in OKLCH oklch(73.531% 0.10702 196.624).
What colors go well with #42bec0?
The complementary color of #42bec0 is #e58d92. For a calmer combination use the analogous colors #5ebf9b and #54b7dd. The triadic partners are #c494d6 and #cfa057.
Is white or black text more readable on #42bec0?
Black text reads better on #42bec0: white gives a contrast ratio of 2.24:1 and black gives 9.36:1. WCAG AA asks for at least 4.5:1 for body text.
Is #42bec0 a warm or cool color?
#42bec0 is a cool color. In OKLCH its hue is 197 degrees, its lightness 73.5% and its chroma 0.107.