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#42EAE8

#42eae8 ≈ Bright Turquoise

  • cyan
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#42eae8 is a color from the cyan family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 25.88% red, 91.76% green and 90.98% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 71.79% cyan, 0% magenta, 0.85% yellow and 8.24% black. Its hue angle is 179.29°, with 80% saturation and 58.82% 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 14.17:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Bright Turquoise (#08e8de), ΔE 3.17.

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Web safe#33ffff
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Relative luminance0.6583

Complementary

  1. #42eae8
  2. #ea4244

Split complementary

  1. #42eae8
  2. #ea4298
  3. #ea9442

Analogous

  1. #42ea94
  2. #42eae8
  3. #4298ea

Triadic

  1. #42eae8
  2. #e842ea
  3. #eae842

Tetradic

  1. #42eae8
  2. #4244ea
  3. #ea4244
  4. #eae842

Square

  1. #42eae8
  2. #9442ea
  3. #ea4244
  4. #98ea42

Monochromatic

  1. #0f8483
  2. #16c9c7
  3. #42eae8
  4. #87f2f0
  5. #ccf9f9

Shades

#42eae8 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #42eae8
  2. #3bd3d1
  3. #35bbba
  4. #2ea4a2
  5. #288c8b
  6. #217574
  7. #1a5e5d
  8. #144646
  9. #0d2f2e
  10. #071717
  11. #000000

Tints

#42eae8 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #42eae8
  2. #55ecea
  3. #68eeed
  4. #7bf0ef
  5. #8ef2f1
  6. #a1f5f4
  7. #b3f7f6
  8. #c6f9f8
  9. #d9fbfa
  10. #ecfdfd
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#42eae8 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #42eae8
  2. #48dfde
  3. #4ed5d3
  4. #55cac9
  5. #5bc0be
  6. #61b5b4
  7. #67aaaa
  8. #6da09f
  9. #749595
  10. #7a8b8a
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.48:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 14.17:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #d4d4d4 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #addddc ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #dbdee8 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #c3cce9 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #00f1e9 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #b2e3e8 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #9fd9e9 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #00eee9 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-42eae8 {
  color: #42eae8;
}
Background
.bg-42eae8 {
  background-color: #42eae8;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-42eae8 {
  border: 2px solid #42eae8;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #42eae8;
  --color-primary-rgb: 66 234 232;
  --color-primary-hsl: 179 80% 59%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-42eae8 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #42eae8, #4298ea);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-42eae8 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(66 234 232 / 0.35);
}

#08e8de Bright Turquoise ΔE 3.17 #00ffff Aqua ΔE 4.58 #00ffff Cyan ΔE 4.58 #40e0d0 Turquoise ΔE 5.29 #7df9ff Electric Blue ΔE 5.81 #48d1cc Medium Turquoise ΔE 5.89 #00ffef Turquoise Blue ΔE 6.27 #bd1517 Inverted #d4d4d4 Grayscale 

Bright Turquoise
#42eae8  rgb(66, 234, 232)  hsl(179, 80%, 59%)  Bright Turquoise
#ea4244  rgb(234, 66, 68)  hsl(359, 80%, 59%)  Tractor Red
#e842ea  rgb(232, 66, 234)  hsl(299, 80%, 59%)  Fuchsia
#eae842  rgb(234, 232, 66)  hsl(59, 80%, 59%)  Titanium Yellow