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#42E2ED

#42e2ed ≈ Dark Turquoise

  • cyan
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#42e2ed 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 92.94% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 72.15% cyan, 4.64% magenta, 0% yellow and 7.06% black. Its hue angle is 183.86°, with 82.61% saturation and 59.41% 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 call-to-action buttons. Black text on this color reaches a contrast ratio of 13.33:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Dark Turquoise (#00ced1), ΔE 5.96.

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Web safe#33ccff
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Relative luminance0.6167

Complementary

  1. #42e2ed
  2. #ed4d42

Split complementary

  1. #42e2ed
  2. #ed428c
  3. #eda242

Analogous

  1. #42eda2
  2. #42e2ed
  3. #428ced

Triadic

  1. #42e2ed
  2. #ed42e2
  3. #e2ed42

Tetradic

  1. #42e2ed
  2. #4d42ed
  3. #ed4d42
  4. #e2ed42

Square

  1. #42e2ed
  2. #a242ed
  3. #ed4d42
  4. #8ced42

Monochromatic

  1. #0d8189
  2. #14c3cf
  3. #42e2ed
  4. #88edf4
  5. #cef7fa

Shades

#42e2ed mixed progressively with black.

  1. #42e2ed
  2. #3bcbd5
  3. #35b5be
  4. #2e9ea6
  5. #28888e
  6. #217177
  7. #1a5a5f
  8. #144447
  9. #0d2d2f
  10. #071718
  11. #000000

Tints

#42e2ed mixed progressively with white.

  1. #42e2ed
  2. #55e5ef
  3. #68e8f1
  4. #7bebf2
  5. #8eeef4
  6. #a1f1f6
  7. #b3f3f8
  8. #c6f6fa
  9. #d9f9fb
  10. #ecfcfd
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#42e2ed mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #42e2ed
  2. #48d8e2
  3. #4eced7
  4. #55c5cc
  5. #5bbbc1
  6. #61b1b7
  7. #67a7ac
  8. #6d9da1
  9. #749496
  10. #7a8a8b
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.58:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 13.33:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #cecece ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #a8d6db ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #d1d8ee ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #b8c6ee ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #00ebe5 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #aadcee ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #97d2ed ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #00e7e8 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-42e2ed {
  color: #42e2ed;
}
Background
.bg-42e2ed {
  background-color: #42e2ed;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-42e2ed {
  border: 2px solid #42e2ed;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #42e2ed;
  --color-primary-rgb: 66 226 237;
  --color-primary-hsl: 184 83% 59%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-42e2ed {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #42e2ed, #428ced);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-42e2ed {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(66 226 237 / 0.35);
}

#00ced1 Dark Turquoise ΔE 5.96 #7df9ff Electric Blue ΔE 5.97 #48d1cc Medium Turquoise ΔE 6.78 #00cccc Robin Egg Blue ΔE 6.95 #00ffff Aqua ΔE 7.46 #00ffff Cyan ΔE 7.46 #08e8de Bright Turquoise ΔE 7.53 #bd1d12 Inverted #cecece Grayscale 

Dark Turquoise
#42e2ed  rgb(66, 226, 237)  hsl(184, 83%, 59%)  Dark Turquoise
#ed4d42  rgb(237, 77, 66)  hsl(4, 83%, 59%)  Cinnabar
#ed42e2  rgb(237, 66, 226)  hsl(304, 83%, 59%)  Fuchsia
#e2ed42  rgb(226, 237, 66)  hsl(64, 83%, 59%)  Pear