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#42CACC

#42cacc ≈ Dark Turquoise

  • cyan
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#42cacc is a color from the cyan family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 25.88% red, 79.22% green and 80% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 67.65% cyan, 0.98% magenta, 0% yellow and 20% black. Its hue angle is 180.87°, with 57.5% saturation and 52.94% lightness in HSL. It is a cool color, often associated with freshness, technology and clarity. Designers typically use it for health and wellness, technology products and brand accents. Black text on this color reaches a contrast ratio of 10.55:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Dark Turquoise (#00ced1), ΔE 2.

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Web safe#33cccc
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Relative luminance0.4776

Complementary

  1. #42cacc
  2. #cc4442

Split complementary

  1. #42cacc
  2. #cc4285
  3. #cc8942

Analogous

  1. #42cc89
  2. #42cacc
  3. #4285cc

Triadic

  1. #42cacc
  2. #cc42ca
  3. #cacc42

Tetradic

  1. #42cacc
  2. #4442cc
  3. #cc4442
  4. #cacc42

Square

  1. #42cacc
  2. #8942cc
  3. #cc4442
  4. #85cc42

Monochromatic

  1. #195b5c
  2. #299798
  3. #42cacc
  4. #7edbdc
  5. #baeced

Shades

#42cacc mixed progressively with black.

  1. #42cacc
  2. #3bb6b8
  3. #35a2a3
  4. #2e8d8f
  5. #28797a
  6. #216566
  7. #1a5152
  8. #143d3d
  9. #0d2829
  10. #071414
  11. #000000

Tints

#42cacc mixed progressively with white.

  1. #42cacc
  2. #55cfd1
  3. #68d5d6
  4. #7bdadb
  5. #8edfe0
  6. #a1e5e6
  7. #b3eaeb
  8. #c6eff0
  9. #d9f4f5
  10. #ecfafa
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#42cacc mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #42cacc
  2. #48c3c4
  3. #4ebbbd
  4. #55b4b5
  5. #5bacae
  6. #61a5a6
  7. #679e9e
  8. #6d9697
  9. #748f8f
  10. #7a8788
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.99:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 10.55:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #b8b8b8 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #97bfc0 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #bdc1cc ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #a8b1cd ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #00d1ca ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #9bc4cc ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #8bbccd ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #00cecb ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-42cacc {
  color: #42cacc;
}
Background
.bg-42cacc {
  background-color: #42cacc;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-42cacc {
  border: 2px solid #42cacc;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #42cacc;
  --color-primary-rgb: 66 202 204;
  --color-primary-hsl: 181 58% 53%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-42cacc {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #42cacc, #4285cc);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-42cacc {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(66 202 204 / 0.35);
}

#00ced1 Dark Turquoise ΔE 2.00 #00cccc Robin Egg Blue ΔE 2.18 #48d1cc Medium Turquoise ΔE 2.99 #0abab5 Tiffany Blue ΔE 5.56 #43b3ae Verdigris ΔE 6.67 #20b2aa Light Sea Green ΔE 7.82 #40e0d0 Turquoise ΔE 7.96 #bd3533 Inverted #b8b8b8 Grayscale 

Dark Turquoise
#42cacc  rgb(66, 202, 204)  hsl(181, 58%, 53%)  Dark Turquoise
#cc4442  rgb(204, 68, 66)  hsl(1, 58%, 53%)  Persian Red
#cc42ca  rgb(204, 66, 202)  hsl(301, 58%, 53%)  Medium Orchid
#cacc42  rgb(202, 204, 66)  hsl(61, 58%, 53%)  Pear