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#42E4E6

#42e4e6 ≈ Bright Turquoise

  • cyan
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#42e4e6 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 90.2% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 71.3% cyan, 0.87% magenta, 0% yellow and 9.8% black. Its hue angle is 180.73°, with 76.64% saturation and 58.04% 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 13.47:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Bright Turquoise (#08e8de), ΔE 4.47.

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Web safe#33ccff
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Relative luminance0.6236

Complementary

  1. #42e4e6
  2. #e64442

Split complementary

  1. #42e4e6
  2. #e64292
  3. #e69642

Analogous

  1. #42e696
  2. #42e4e6
  3. #4292e6

Triadic

  1. #42e4e6
  2. #e642e4
  3. #e4e642

Tetradic

  1. #42e4e6
  2. #4442e6
  3. #e64442
  4. #e4e642

Square

  1. #42e4e6
  2. #9642e6
  3. #e64442
  4. #92e642

Monochromatic

  1. #117d7e
  2. #1ac0c2
  3. #42e4e6
  4. #86eeef
  5. #c9f7f8

Shades

#42e4e6 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #42e4e6
  2. #3bcdcf
  3. #35b6b8
  4. #2ea0a1
  5. #28898a
  6. #217273
  7. #1a5b5c
  8. #144445
  9. #0d2e2e
  10. #071717
  11. #000000

Tints

#42e4e6 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #42e4e6
  2. #55e7e9
  3. #68e9eb
  4. #7becee
  5. #8eeff0
  6. #a1f2f3
  7. #b3f4f5
  8. #c6f7f8
  9. #d9fafa
  10. #ecfcfd
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#42e4e6 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #42e4e6
  2. #48dadc
  3. #4ed0d2
  4. #55c6c7
  5. #5bbcbd
  6. #61b2b3
  7. #67a8a9
  8. #6d9e9f
  9. #749494
  10. #7a8a8a
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.56:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 13.47:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #cfcfcf ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #a9d8d9 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #d5d9e6 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #bdc8e7 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #00ebe4 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #addee6 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #9bd4e7 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #00e9e5 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-42e4e6 {
  color: #42e4e6;
}
Background
.bg-42e4e6 {
  background-color: #42e4e6;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-42e4e6 {
  border: 2px solid #42e4e6;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #42e4e6;
  --color-primary-rgb: 66 228 230;
  --color-primary-hsl: 181 77% 58%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-42e4e6 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #42e4e6, #4292e6);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-42e4e6 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(66 228 230 / 0.35);
}

#08e8de Bright Turquoise ΔE 4.47 #48d1cc Medium Turquoise ΔE 5.09 #00ced1 Dark Turquoise ΔE 5.46 #00ffff Aqua ΔE 5.91 #00ffff Cyan ΔE 5.91 #7df9ff Electric Blue ΔE 6.01 #00cccc Robin Egg Blue ΔE 6.06 #bd1b19 Inverted #cfcfcf Grayscale 

Bright Turquoise
#42e4e6  rgb(66, 228, 230)  hsl(181, 77%, 58%)  Bright Turquoise
#e64442  rgb(230, 68, 66)  hsl(1, 77%, 58%)  Cinnabar
#e642e4  rgb(230, 66, 228)  hsl(301, 77%, 58%)  Fuchsia
#e4e642  rgb(228, 230, 66)  hsl(61, 77%, 58%)  Pear