#42C5D1 Hex color

#42C5D1

The hexadecimal color code #42C5D1 corresponds to the code RGB( 66, 197, 209 ). It's a shade of Blue. This color is a combination of red (at 0,26 level), green (at 0,77 level) and blue (at 0,82 level). Its brightness is 53% and its saturation is 60%. It is composed of red at 13%, green at 41% and blue at 44%.


Features

Hue

Saturation

Brightness

185
60
53
Shade of Blue
Hex Code #42C5D1
RGB Code rgb( 66 , 197 , 209)
RGB Code Percentagergb( 25.9% , 77.3% , 82.0% )
HSLhsl( 185 , 60% , 53% )
Complementary
Color
#BD3A2E


Variations of #42C5D1

Lighter Shades

Palette of gradually lightened shades. The lightest shade of #42C5D1 is the color #ECF9FA

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Darker Shades

Palette of progressively darker shades. The darkest shade is #061314.

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Other Shades of Blue

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Color Palettes

The complementary color #BD3A2E is the color exactly opposite to #42C5D1 on the color wheel. The triadic palette is created by selecting two colors that are evenly spaced on the color wheel.

Complementary color palette

#42C5D1

Triadic palette



Uses of #42C5D1 in CSS

When using #42C5D1 as the background color, consider selecting a darker text color for improved readability. If you want to use #42C5D1 as the text color, prefer a dark background, such as Black.

#42C5D1 as background color

Black text
White text
div{ background: #42C5D1;  }

Colored text

With a white background or
with a dark background
div{ color: #42C5D1;  }

Border

#42C5D1 colored border with a width of 3px
div{ border: 3px solid #42C5D1;  }

Shadow

#42C5D1 shadow colored
div{ box-shadow: 3px 3px 7px #42C5D1; }

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