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#42EACA

#42eaca ≈ Turquoise

  • teal
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#42eaca is a color from the teal family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 25.88% red, 91.76% green and 79.22% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 71.79% cyan, 0% magenta, 13.68% yellow and 8.24% black. Its hue angle is 168.57°, with 80% saturation and 58.82% 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 13.85:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Turquoise (#40e0d0), ΔE 5.09.

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Relative luminance0.6427

Complementary

  1. #42eaca
  2. #ea4262

Split complementary

  1. #42eaca
  2. #ea42b6
  3. #ea7642

Analogous

  1. #42ea76
  2. #42eaca
  3. #42b6ea

Triadic

  1. #42eaca
  2. #ca42ea
  3. #eaca42

Tetradic

  1. #42eaca
  2. #4262ea
  3. #ea4262
  4. #eaca42

Square

  1. #42eaca
  2. #7642ea
  3. #ea4262
  4. #b6ea42

Monochromatic

  1. #0f846e
  2. #16c9a7
  3. #42eaca
  4. #87f2dd
  5. #ccf9f1

Shades

#42eaca mixed progressively with black.

  1. #42eaca
  2. #3bd3b6
  3. #35bba2
  4. #2ea48d
  5. #288c79
  6. #217565
  7. #1a5e51
  8. #14463d
  9. #0d2f28
  10. #071714
  11. #000000

Tints

#42eaca mixed progressively with white.

  1. #42eaca
  2. #55eccf
  3. #68eed5
  4. #7bf0da
  5. #8ef2df
  6. #a1f5e5
  7. #b3f7ea
  8. #c6f9ef
  9. #d9fbf4
  10. #ecfdfa
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#42eaca mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #42eaca
  2. #48dfc3
  3. #4ed5bb
  4. #55cab4
  5. #5bc0ac
  6. #61b5a5
  7. #67aa9e
  8. #6da096
  9. #74958f
  10. #7a8b87
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.52:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 13.85:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #d2d2d2 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #abdccf ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #e1dbc9 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #cacbcc ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #00ede0 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #b7e1c9 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #a5d8cb ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #00ecd8 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-42eaca {
  color: #42eaca;
}
Background
.bg-42eaca {
  background-color: #42eaca;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-42eaca {
  border: 2px solid #42eaca;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #42eaca;
  --color-primary-rgb: 66 234 202;
  --color-primary-hsl: 169 80% 59%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-42eaca {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #42eaca, #42b6ea);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-42eaca {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(66 234 202 / 0.35);
}

#40e0d0 Turquoise ΔE 5.09 #7fffd4 Aquamarine ΔE 6.47 #08e8de Bright Turquoise ΔE 6.88 #00ffef Turquoise Blue ΔE 7.05 #66cdaa Medium Aquamarine ΔE 7.78 #00cc99 Caribbean Green ΔE 9.37 #aaf0d1 Magic Mint ΔE 9.56 #bd1535 Inverted #d2d2d2 Grayscale 

Turquoise
#42eaca  rgb(66, 234, 202)  hsl(169, 80%, 59%)  Turquoise
#ea4262  rgb(234, 66, 98)  hsl(349, 80%, 59%)  Neon Fuchsia
#ca42ea  rgb(202, 66, 234)  hsl(289, 80%, 59%)  Medium Orchid
#eaca42  rgb(234, 202, 66)  hsl(49, 80%, 59%)  Jonquil