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#42DEAD

#42dead ≈ Caribbean Green

  • teal
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Balanced
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#42dead is a color from the teal family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 25.88% red, 87.06% green and 67.84% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 70.27% cyan, 0% magenta, 22.07% yellow and 12.94% black. Its hue angle is 161.15°, with 70.27% saturation and 56.47% lightness in HSL. It sits between warm and cool, and is often associated with clarity, calm and renewal. Designers typically use it for health and wellness, technology products and brand accents. Black text on this color reaches a contrast ratio of 12.28:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Caribbean Green (#00cc99), ΔE 4.85.

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Web safe#33cc99
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Relative luminance0.5642

Complementary

  1. #42dead
  2. #de4273

Split complementary

  1. #42dead
  2. #de42c1
  3. #de5f42

Analogous

  1. #42de5f
  2. #42dead
  3. #42c1de

Triadic

  1. #42dead
  2. #ad42de
  3. #dead42

Tetradic

  1. #42dead
  2. #4273de
  3. #de4273
  4. #dead42

Square

  1. #42dead
  2. #5f42de
  3. #de4273
  4. #c1de42

Monochromatic

  1. #147355
  2. #1fb485
  3. #42dead
  4. #83e9c9
  5. #c4f5e6

Shades

#42dead mixed progressively with black.

  1. #42dead
  2. #3bc89c
  3. #35b28a
  4. #2e9b79
  5. #288568
  6. #216f57
  7. #1a5945
  8. #144334
  9. #0d2c23
  10. #071611
  11. #000000

Tints

#42dead mixed progressively with white.

  1. #42dead
  2. #55e1b5
  3. #68e5bd
  4. #7be8c6
  5. #8eebce
  6. #a1efd6
  7. #b3f2de
  8. #c6f5e6
  9. #d9f8ef
  10. #ecfcf7
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#42dead mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #42dead
  2. #48d5a9
  3. #4ecba4
  4. #55c2a0
  5. #5bb89b
  6. #61af97
  7. #67a692
  8. #6d9c8e
  9. #749389
  10. #7a8985
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.71:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 12.28:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #c6c6c6 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #a2d0bc ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #d9cfaa ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #c4c0b0 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #00dfd0 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #b0d5ab ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #a0cdaf ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #00dfc3 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-42dead {
  color: #42dead;
}
Background
.bg-42dead {
  background-color: #42dead;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-42dead {
  border: 2px solid #42dead;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #42dead;
  --color-primary-rgb: 66 222 173;
  --color-primary-hsl: 161 70% 56%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-42dead {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #42dead, #42c1de);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-42dead {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(66 222 173 / 0.35);
}

#00cc99 Caribbean Green ΔE 4.85 #66cdaa Medium Aquamarine ΔE 5.44 #7fffd4 Aquamarine ΔE 8.23 #9fe2bf Seafoam Green ΔE 9.09 #40e0d0 Turquoise ΔE 9.53 #50c878 Emerald ΔE 9.72 #00fa9a Medium Spring Green ΔE 9.74 #bd2152 Inverted #c6c6c6 Grayscale 

Caribbean Green
#42dead  rgb(66, 222, 173)  hsl(161, 70%, 56%)  Caribbean Green
#de4273  rgb(222, 66, 115)  hsl(341, 70%, 56%)  Razzmatazz
#ad42de  rgb(173, 66, 222)  hsl(281, 70%, 56%)  Electric Purple
#dead42  rgb(222, 173, 66)  hsl(41, 70%, 56%)  Goldenrod