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#42EBBD

#42ebbd ≈ Aquamarine

  • teal
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Balanced
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#42ebbd is a color from the teal family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 25.88% red, 92.16% green and 74.12% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 71.91% cyan, 0% magenta, 19.57% yellow and 7.84% black. Its hue angle is 163.67°, with 80.86% saturation and 59.02% lightness in HSL. It sits between warm and cool, and is often associated with clarity, calm and renewal. Designers typically use it for health and wellness, technology products and call-to-action buttons. Black text on this color reaches a contrast ratio of 13.85:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Aquamarine (#7fffd4), ΔE 5.61.

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Relative luminance0.6425

Complementary

  1. #42ebbd
  2. #eb4270

Split complementary

  1. #42ebbd
  2. #eb42c4
  3. #eb6942

Analogous

  1. #42eb69
  2. #42ebbd
  3. #42c4eb

Triadic

  1. #42ebbd
  2. #bd42eb
  3. #ebbd42

Tetradic

  1. #42ebbd
  2. #4270eb
  3. #eb4270
  4. #ebbd42

Square

  1. #42ebbd
  2. #6942eb
  3. #eb4270
  4. #c4eb42

Monochromatic

  1. #0e8665
  2. #15cb9a
  3. #42ebbd
  4. #87f2d5
  5. #ccfaed

Shades

#42ebbd mixed progressively with black.

  1. #42ebbd
  2. #3bd4aa
  3. #35bc97
  4. #2ea584
  5. #288d71
  6. #21765f
  7. #1a5e4c
  8. #144739
  9. #0d2f26
  10. #071813
  11. #000000

Tints

#42ebbd mixed progressively with white.

  1. #42ebbd
  2. #55edc4
  3. #68efca
  4. #7bf1d1
  5. #8ef3d7
  6. #a1f5de
  7. #b3f7e5
  8. #c6f9eb
  9. #d9fbf2
  10. #ecfdf8
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#42ebbd mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #42ebbd
  2. #48e0b7
  3. #4ed6b1
  4. #55cbab
  5. #5bc0a5
  6. #61b69f
  7. #67ab98
  8. #6da092
  9. #74958c
  10. #7a8b86
  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 #abdcca ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #e4dbbb ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #cecbc0 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #00edde ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #bae2bc ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #a8d9bf ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #00ecd2 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-42ebbd {
  color: #42ebbd;
}
Background
.bg-42ebbd {
  background-color: #42ebbd;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-42ebbd {
  border: 2px solid #42ebbd;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #42ebbd;
  --color-primary-rgb: 66 235 189;
  --color-primary-hsl: 164 81% 59%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-42ebbd {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #42ebbd, #42c4eb);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-42ebbd {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(66 235 189 / 0.35);
}

#7fffd4 Aquamarine ΔE 5.61 #66cdaa Medium Aquamarine ΔE 7.59 #00cc99 Caribbean Green ΔE 7.84 #40e0d0 Turquoise ΔE 8.60 #9fe2bf Seafoam Green ΔE 9.17 #00fa9a Medium Spring Green ΔE 9.49 #aaf0d1 Magic Mint ΔE 9.62 #bd1442 Inverted #d2d2d2 Grayscale 

Aquamarine
#42ebbd  rgb(66, 235, 189)  hsl(164, 81%, 59%)  Aquamarine
#eb4270  rgb(235, 66, 112)  hsl(344, 81%, 59%)  Cerise
#bd42eb  rgb(189, 66, 235)  hsl(284, 81%, 59%)  Medium Orchid
#ebbd42  rgb(235, 189, 66)  hsl(44, 81%, 59%)  Meat Brown