#42AEBC Hex color

#42AEBC

The hexadecimal color code #42AEBC corresponds to the code RGB( 66, 174, 188 ). It's a shade of Blue. This color is a combination of red (at 0,26 level), green (at 0,68 level) and blue (at 0,74 level). Its brightness is 49% and its saturation is 48%. It is composed of red at 15%, green at 40% and blue at 43%.


Features

Hue

Saturation

Brightness

187
48
49
Shade of Blue
Hex Code #42AEBC
RGB Code rgb( 66 , 174 , 188)
RGB Code Percentagergb( 25.9% , 68.2% , 73.7% )
HSLhsl( 187 , 48% , 49% )
Complementary
Color
#BD5143


Variations of #42AEBC

Lighter Shades

Palette of gradually lightened shades. The lightest shade of #42AEBC is the color #ECF6F8

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Darker Shades

Palette of progressively darker shades. The darkest shade is #061112.

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Other Shades of Blue

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Color Palettes

The complementary color #BD5143 is the color exactly opposite to #42AEBC on the color wheel. The triadic palette is created by selecting two colors that are evenly spaced on the color wheel.

Complementary color palette

#42AEBC

Triadic palette



Uses of #42AEBC in CSS

When using #42AEBC as the background color, consider selecting a darker text color for improved readability. If you want to use #42AEBC as the text color, prefer a dark background, such as Black.

#42AEBC as background color

Black text
White text
div{ background: #42AEBC;  }

Colored text

With a white background or
with a dark background
div{ color: #42AEBC;  }

Border

#42AEBC colored border with a width of 3px
div{ border: 3px solid #42AEBC;  }

Shadow

#42AEBC shadow colored
div{ box-shadow: 3px 3px 7px #42AEBC; }

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