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#42E4E4

#42e4e4 ≈ Bright Turquoise

  • cyan
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#42e4e4 is a color from the cyan family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 25.88% red, 89.41% green and 89.41% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 71.05% cyan, 0% magenta, 0% yellow and 10.59% black. Its hue angle is 180°, with 75% saturation and 57.65% 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 13.45:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Bright Turquoise (#08e8de), ΔE 3.84.

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Web safe#33cccc
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Relative luminance0.6225

Complementary

  1. #42e4e4
  2. #e44242

Split complementary

  1. #42e4e4
  2. #e44293
  3. #e49342

Analogous

  1. #42e493
  2. #42e4e4
  3. #4293e4

Triadic

  1. #42e4e4
  2. #e442e4
  3. #e4e442

Tetradic

  1. #42e4e4
  2. #4242e4
  3. #e44242
  4. #e4e442

Square

  1. #42e4e4
  2. #9342e4
  3. #e44242
  4. #93e442

Monochromatic

  1. #127b7b
  2. #1bbebe
  3. #42e4e4
  4. #85eeee
  5. #c8f7f7

Shades

#42e4e4 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #42e4e4
  2. #3bcdcd
  3. #35b6b6
  4. #2ea0a0
  5. #288989
  6. #217272
  7. #1a5b5b
  8. #144444
  9. #0d2e2e
  10. #071717
  11. #000000

Tints

#42e4e4 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #42e4e4
  2. #55e7e7
  3. #68e9e9
  4. #7becec
  5. #8eefef
  6. #a1f2f2
  7. #b3f4f4
  8. #c6f7f7
  9. #d9fafa
  10. #ecfcfc
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#42e4e4 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #42e4e4
  2. #48dada
  3. #4ed0d0
  4. #55c6c6
  5. #5bbcbc
  6. #61b2b2
  7. #67a8a8
  8. #6d9e9e
  9. #749494
  10. #7a8a8a
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.56:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 13.45:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #cfcfcf ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #a9d8d8 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #d5d9e4 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #bdc7e5 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #00ebe4 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #aedde4 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #9bd3e5 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #00e8e4 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-42e4e4 {
  color: #42e4e4;
}
Background
.bg-42e4e4 {
  background-color: #42e4e4;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-42e4e4 {
  border: 2px solid #42e4e4;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #42e4e4;
  --color-primary-rgb: 66 228 228;
  --color-primary-hsl: 180 75% 58%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-42e4e4 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #42e4e4, #4293e4);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-42e4e4 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(66 228 228 / 0.35);
}

#08e8de Bright Turquoise ΔE 3.84 #48d1cc Medium Turquoise ΔE 4.80 #00ced1 Dark Turquoise ΔE 5.49 #40e0d0 Turquoise ΔE 5.50 #00ffff Aqua ΔE 5.85 #00ffff Cyan ΔE 5.85 #00cccc Robin Egg Blue ΔE 5.97 #bd1b1b Inverted #cfcfcf Grayscale 

Bright Turquoise
#42e4e4  rgb(66, 228, 228)  hsl(180, 75%, 58%)  Bright Turquoise
#e44242  rgb(228, 66, 66)  hsl(0, 75%, 58%)  Cinnabar
#e442e4  rgb(228, 66, 228)  hsl(300, 75%, 58%)  Fuchsia
#e4e442  rgb(228, 228, 66)  hsl(60, 75%, 58%)  Pear