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#42E1CE

#42e1ce ≈ Turquoise

  • teal
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#42e1ce is a color from the teal family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 25.88% red, 88.24% green and 80.78% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 70.67% cyan, 0% magenta, 8.44% yellow and 11.76% black. Its hue angle is 172.83°, with 72.6% saturation and 57.06% lightness in HSL. It is a cool color, 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 12.89:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Turquoise (#40e0d0), ΔE 0.97.

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Web safe#33cccc
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Relative luminance0.5946

Complementary

  1. #42e1ce
  2. #e14255

Split complementary

  1. #42e1ce
  2. #e142a5
  3. #e17f42

Analogous

  1. #42e17f
  2. #42e1ce
  3. #42a5e1

Triadic

  1. #42e1ce
  2. #ce42e1
  3. #e1ce42

Tetradic

  1. #42e1ce
  2. #4255e1
  3. #e14255
  4. #e1ce42

Square

  1. #42e1ce
  2. #7f42e1
  3. #e14255
  4. #a5e142

Monochromatic

  1. #13776b
  2. #1db9a7
  3. #42e1ce
  4. #84ebdf
  5. #c6f6f0

Shades

#42e1ce mixed progressively with black.

  1. #42e1ce
  2. #3bcbb9
  3. #35b4a5
  4. #2e9e90
  5. #28877c
  6. #217167
  7. #1a5a52
  8. #14443e
  9. #0d2d29
  10. #071715
  11. #000000

Tints

#42e1ce mixed progressively with white.

  1. #42e1ce
  2. #55e4d3
  3. #68e7d8
  4. #7beadd
  5. #8eede2
  6. #a1f0e7
  7. #b3f3eb
  8. #c6f6f0
  9. #d9f9f5
  10. #ecfcfa
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#42e1ce mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #42e1ce
  2. #48d7c6
  3. #4ecebe
  4. #55c4b7
  5. #5bbaaf
  6. #61b1a7
  7. #67a79f
  8. #6d9d97
  9. #749390
  10. #7a8a88
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.63:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 12.89:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #cbcbcb ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #a5d4cc ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #d6d4cd ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #c0c4d0 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #00e6db ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #afd9ce ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #9dd0cf ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #00e4d6 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-42e1ce {
  color: #42e1ce;
}
Background
.bg-42e1ce {
  background-color: #42e1ce;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-42e1ce {
  border: 2px solid #42e1ce;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #42e1ce;
  --color-primary-rgb: 66 225 206;
  --color-primary-hsl: 173 73% 57%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-42e1ce {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #42e1ce, #42a5e1);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-42e1ce {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(66 225 206 / 0.35);
}

#40e0d0 Turquoise ΔE 0.97 #08e8de Bright Turquoise ΔE 3.64 #48d1cc Medium Turquoise ΔE 5.83 #00ffef Turquoise Blue ΔE 6.72 #00cccc Robin Egg Blue ΔE 7.94 #66cdaa Medium Aquamarine ΔE 8.22 #00ced1 Dark Turquoise ΔE 8.48 #bd1e31 Inverted #cbcbcb Grayscale 

Turquoise
#42e1ce  rgb(66, 225, 206)  hsl(173, 73%, 57%)  Turquoise
#e14255  rgb(225, 66, 85)  hsl(353, 73%, 57%)  Amaranth
#ce42e1  rgb(206, 66, 225)  hsl(293, 73%, 57%)  Medium Orchid
#e1ce42  rgb(225, 206, 66)  hsl(53, 73%, 57%)  Citrine