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#42E9CB

#42e9cb ≈ Turquoise

  • teal
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#42e9cb is a color from the teal family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 25.88% red, 91.37% green and 79.61% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 71.67% cyan, 0% magenta, 12.88% yellow and 8.63% black. Its hue angle is 169.22°, with 79.15% saturation and 58.63% 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 13.75:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Turquoise (#40e0d0), ΔE 4.51.

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Web safe#33ffcc
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Relative luminance0.6375

Complementary

  1. #42e9cb
  2. #e94260

Split complementary

  1. #42e9cb
  2. #e942b4
  3. #e97842

Analogous

  1. #42e978
  2. #42e9cb
  3. #42b4e9

Triadic

  1. #42e9cb
  2. #cb42e9
  3. #e9cb42

Tetradic

  1. #42e9cb
  2. #4260e9
  3. #e94260
  4. #e9cb42

Square

  1. #42e9cb
  2. #7842e9
  3. #e94260
  4. #b4e942

Monochromatic

  1. #0f836e
  2. #17c7a8
  3. #42e9cb
  4. #87f1de
  5. #cbf9f1

Shades

#42e9cb mixed progressively with black.

  1. #42e9cb
  2. #3bd2b7
  3. #35baa2
  4. #2ea38e
  5. #288c7a
  6. #217566
  7. #1a5d51
  8. #14463d
  9. #0d2f29
  10. #071714
  11. #000000

Tints

#42e9cb mixed progressively with white.

  1. #42e9cb
  2. #55ebd0
  3. #68edd5
  4. #7bf0db
  5. #8ef2e0
  6. #a1f4e5
  7. #b3f6ea
  8. #c6f8ef
  9. #d9fbf5
  10. #ecfdfa
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#42e9cb mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #42e9cb
  2. #48dfc4
  3. #4ed4bc
  4. #55cab5
  5. #5bbfad
  6. #61b5a6
  7. #67aa9e
  8. #6da097
  9. #74958f
  10. #7a8b88
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.53:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 13.75:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #d1d1d1 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #aadbcf ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #e0dbca ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #c9cacd ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #00ece0 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #b6e1ca ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #a4d7cc ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #00ebd8 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-42e9cb {
  color: #42e9cb;
}
Background
.bg-42e9cb {
  background-color: #42e9cb;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-42e9cb {
  border: 2px solid #42e9cb;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #42e9cb;
  --color-primary-rgb: 66 233 203;
  --color-primary-hsl: 169 79% 59%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-42e9cb {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #42e9cb, #42b4e9);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-42e9cb {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(66 233 203 / 0.35);
}

#40e0d0 Turquoise ΔE 4.51 #08e8de Bright Turquoise ΔE 6.33 #00ffef Turquoise Blue ΔE 6.78 #7fffd4 Aquamarine ΔE 6.87 #66cdaa Medium Aquamarine ΔE 7.78 #48d1cc Medium Turquoise ΔE 9.34 #00cc99 Caribbean Green ΔE 9.55 #bd1634 Inverted #d1d1d1 Grayscale 

Turquoise
#42e9cb  rgb(66, 233, 203)  hsl(169, 79%, 59%)  Turquoise
#e94260  rgb(233, 66, 96)  hsl(349, 79%, 59%)  Neon Fuchsia
#cb42e9  rgb(203, 66, 233)  hsl(289, 79%, 59%)  Medium Orchid
#e9cb42  rgb(233, 203, 66)  hsl(49, 79%, 59%)  Jonquil