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#42E8CD

#42e8cd ≈ Turquoise

  • teal
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#42e8cd is a color from the teal family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 25.88% red, 90.98% green and 80.39% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 71.55% cyan, 0% magenta, 11.64% yellow and 9.02% black. Its hue angle is 170.24°, with 78.3% saturation and 58.43% 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 13.66:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Turquoise (#40e0d0), ΔE 3.67.

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Web safe#33ffcc
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Relative luminance0.6328

Complementary

  1. #42e8cd
  2. #e8425d

Split complementary

  1. #42e8cd
  2. #e842b0
  3. #e87a42

Analogous

  1. #42e87a
  2. #42e8cd
  3. #42b0e8

Triadic

  1. #42e8cd
  2. #cd42e8
  3. #e8cd42

Tetradic

  1. #42e8cd
  2. #425de8
  3. #e8425d
  4. #e8cd42

Square

  1. #42e8cd
  2. #7a42e8
  3. #e8425d
  4. #b0e842

Monochromatic

  1. #10816f
  2. #18c5a9
  3. #42e8cd
  4. #86f0df
  5. #caf9f1

Shades

#42e8cd mixed progressively with black.

  1. #42e8cd
  2. #3bd1b9
  3. #35baa4
  4. #2ea290
  5. #288b7b
  6. #217467
  7. #1a5d52
  8. #14463e
  9. #0d2e29
  10. #071715
  11. #000000

Tints

#42e8cd mixed progressively with white.

  1. #42e8cd
  2. #55ead2
  3. #68edd7
  4. #7befdc
  5. #8ef1e1
  6. #a1f4e6
  7. #b3f6eb
  8. #c6f8f0
  9. #d9faf5
  10. #ecfdfa
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#42e8cd mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #42e8cd
  2. #48dec5
  3. #4ed3be
  4. #55c9b6
  5. #5bbeae
  6. #61b4a7
  7. #67aa9f
  8. #6d9f97
  9. #74958f
  10. #7a8a88
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.54:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 13.66:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #d0d0d0 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #aadacf ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #dedacc ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #c8c9cf ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #00ece0 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #b5e0cc ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #a3d6ce ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #00ead9 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-42e8cd {
  color: #42e8cd;
}
Background
.bg-42e8cd {
  background-color: #42e8cd;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-42e8cd {
  border: 2px solid #42e8cd;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #42e8cd;
  --color-primary-rgb: 66 232 205;
  --color-primary-hsl: 170 78% 58%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-42e8cd {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #42e8cd, #42b0e8);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-42e8cd {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(66 232 205 / 0.35);
}

#40e0d0 Turquoise ΔE 3.67 #08e8de Bright Turquoise ΔE 5.49 #00ffef Turquoise Blue ΔE 6.36 #7fffd4 Aquamarine ΔE 7.47 #66cdaa Medium Aquamarine ΔE 7.97 #48d1cc Medium Turquoise ΔE 8.55 #aaf0d1 Magic Mint ΔE 9.89 #bd1732 Inverted #d0d0d0 Grayscale 

Turquoise
#42e8cd  rgb(66, 232, 205)  hsl(170, 78%, 58%)  Turquoise
#e8425d  rgb(232, 66, 93)  hsl(350, 78%, 58%)  Amaranth
#cd42e8  rgb(205, 66, 232)  hsl(290, 78%, 58%)  Medium Orchid
#e8cd42  rgb(232, 205, 66)  hsl(50, 78%, 58%)  Citrine