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#42E2EA

#42e2ea ≈ Dark Turquoise

  • cyan
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#42e2ea is a color from the cyan family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 25.88% red, 88.63% green and 91.76% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 71.79% cyan, 3.42% magenta, 0% yellow and 8.24% black. Its hue angle is 182.86°, with 80% saturation and 58.82% 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 13.3:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Dark Turquoise (#00ced1), ΔE 5.48.

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Relative luminance0.6149

Complementary

  1. #42e2ea
  2. #ea4a42

Split complementary

  1. #42e2ea
  2. #ea428e
  3. #ea9e42

Analogous

  1. #42ea9e
  2. #42e2ea
  3. #428eea

Triadic

  1. #42e2ea
  2. #ea42e2
  3. #e2ea42

Tetradic

  1. #42e2ea
  2. #4a42ea
  3. #ea4a42
  4. #e2ea42

Square

  1. #42e2ea
  2. #9e42ea
  3. #ea4a42
  4. #8eea42

Monochromatic

  1. #0f7f84
  2. #16c1c9
  3. #42e2ea
  4. #87edf2
  5. #ccf7f9

Shades

#42e2ea mixed progressively with black.

  1. #42e2ea
  2. #3bcbd3
  3. #35b5bb
  4. #2e9ea4
  5. #28888c
  6. #217175
  7. #1a5a5e
  8. #144446
  9. #0d2d2f
  10. #071717
  11. #000000

Tints

#42e2ea mixed progressively with white.

  1. #42e2ea
  2. #55e5ec
  3. #68e8ee
  4. #7bebf0
  5. #8eeef2
  6. #a1f1f5
  7. #b3f3f7
  8. #c6f6f9
  9. #d9f9fb
  10. #ecfcfd
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#42e2ea mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #42e2ea
  2. #48d8df
  3. #4eced5
  4. #55c5ca
  5. #5bbbc0
  6. #61b1b5
  7. #67a7aa
  8. #6d9da0
  9. #749495
  10. #7a8a8b
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.58:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 13.3:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #cecece ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #a8d6da ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #d1d8eb ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #b9c6eb ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #00eae4 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #abdcea ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #98d2ea ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #00e7e6 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-42e2ea {
  color: #42e2ea;
}
Background
.bg-42e2ea {
  background-color: #42e2ea;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-42e2ea {
  border: 2px solid #42e2ea;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #42e2ea;
  --color-primary-rgb: 66 226 234;
  --color-primary-hsl: 183 80% 59%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-42e2ea {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #42e2ea, #428eea);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-42e2ea {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(66 226 234 / 0.35);
}

#00ced1 Dark Turquoise ΔE 5.48 #7df9ff Electric Blue ΔE 5.94 #48d1cc Medium Turquoise ΔE 6.00 #00cccc Robin Egg Blue ΔE 6.39 #08e8de Bright Turquoise ΔE 6.53 #00ffff Aqua ΔE 6.96 #00ffff Cyan ΔE 6.96 #bd1d15 Inverted #cecece Grayscale 

Dark Turquoise
#42e2ea  rgb(66, 226, 234)  hsl(183, 80%, 59%)  Dark Turquoise
#ea4a42  rgb(234, 74, 66)  hsl(3, 80%, 59%)  Cinnabar
#ea42e2  rgb(234, 66, 226)  hsl(303, 80%, 59%)  Fuchsia
#e2ea42  rgb(226, 234, 66)  hsl(63, 80%, 59%)  Pear