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#42E9DD

#42e9dd ≈ Bright Turquoise

  • cyan
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#42e9dd is a color from the cyan family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 25.88% red, 91.37% green and 86.67% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 71.67% cyan, 0% magenta, 5.15% yellow and 8.63% black. Its hue angle is 175.69°, with 79.15% saturation and 58.63% 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 13.93:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Bright Turquoise (#08e8de), ΔE 1.47.

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Web safe#33ffcc
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Relative luminance0.6466

Complementary

  1. #42e9dd
  2. #e9424e

Split complementary

  1. #42e9dd
  2. #e942a2
  3. #e98a42

Analogous

  1. #42e98a
  2. #42e9dd
  3. #42a2e9

Triadic

  1. #42e9dd
  2. #dd42e9
  3. #e9dd42

Tetradic

  1. #42e9dd
  2. #424ee9
  3. #e9424e
  4. #e9dd42

Square

  1. #42e9dd
  2. #8a42e9
  3. #e9424e
  4. #a2e942

Monochromatic

  1. #0f837a
  2. #17c7bb
  3. #42e9dd
  4. #87f1e9
  5. #cbf9f6

Shades

#42e9dd mixed progressively with black.

  1. #42e9dd
  2. #3bd2c7
  3. #35bab1
  4. #2ea39b
  5. #288c85
  6. #21756f
  7. #1a5d58
  8. #144642
  9. #0d2f2c
  10. #071716
  11. #000000

Tints

#42e9dd mixed progressively with white.

  1. #42e9dd
  2. #55ebe0
  3. #68ede4
  4. #7bf0e7
  5. #8ef2eb
  6. #a1f4ee
  7. #b3f6f1
  8. #c6f8f5
  9. #d9fbf8
  10. #ecfdfc
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#42e9dd mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #42e9dd
  2. #48dfd4
  3. #4ed4ca
  4. #55cac1
  5. #5bbfb8
  6. #61b5af
  7. #67aaa5
  8. #6da09c
  9. #749593
  10. #7a8b89
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.51:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 13.93:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #d2d2d2 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #abdcd7 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #dcdcdd ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #c5cbdf ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #00efe5 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #b3e2dd ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #a1d8de ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #00ece2 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-42e9dd {
  color: #42e9dd;
}
Background
.bg-42e9dd {
  background-color: #42e9dd;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-42e9dd {
  border: 2px solid #42e9dd;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #42e9dd;
  --color-primary-rgb: 66 233 221;
  --color-primary-hsl: 176 79% 59%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-42e9dd {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #42e9dd, #42a2e9);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-42e9dd {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(66 233 221 / 0.35);
}

#08e8de Bright Turquoise ΔE 1.47 #40e0d0 Turquoise ΔE 2.51 #00ffef Turquoise Blue ΔE 4.86 #48d1cc Medium Turquoise ΔE 5.93 #00ffff Aqua ΔE 6.16 #00ffff Cyan ΔE 6.16 #00cccc Robin Egg Blue ΔE 7.83 #bd1622 Inverted #d2d2d2 Grayscale 

Bright Turquoise
#42e9dd  rgb(66, 233, 221)  hsl(176, 79%, 59%)  Bright Turquoise
#e9424e  rgb(233, 66, 78)  hsl(356, 79%, 59%)  Amaranth
#dd42e9  rgb(221, 66, 233)  hsl(296, 79%, 59%)  Fuchsia
#e9dd42  rgb(233, 221, 66)  hsl(56, 79%, 59%)  Dandelion