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#42EBE9

#42ebe9 ≈ Bright Turquoise

  • cyan
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#42ebe9 is a color from the cyan family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 25.88% red, 92.16% green and 91.37% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 71.91% cyan, 0% magenta, 0.85% yellow and 7.84% black. Its hue angle is 179.29°, with 80.86% saturation and 59.02% 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 call-to-action buttons. Black text on this color reaches a contrast ratio of 14.29:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Bright Turquoise (#08e8de), ΔE 3.22.

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Web safe#33ffff
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Relative luminance0.6646

Complementary

  1. #42ebe9
  2. #eb4244

Split complementary

  1. #42ebe9
  2. #eb4299
  3. #eb9542

Analogous

  1. #42eb95
  2. #42ebe9
  3. #4299eb

Triadic

  1. #42ebe9
  2. #e942eb
  3. #ebe942

Tetradic

  1. #42ebe9
  2. #4244eb
  3. #eb4244
  4. #ebe942

Square

  1. #42ebe9
  2. #9542eb
  3. #eb4244
  4. #99eb42

Monochromatic

  1. #0e8684
  2. #15cbc9
  3. #42ebe9
  4. #87f2f1
  5. #ccfaf9

Shades

#42ebe9 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #42ebe9
  2. #3bd4d2
  3. #35bcba
  4. #2ea5a3
  5. #288d8c
  6. #217675
  7. #1a5e5d
  8. #144746
  9. #0d2f2f
  10. #071817
  11. #000000

Tints

#42ebe9 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #42ebe9
  2. #55edeb
  3. #68efed
  4. #7bf1f0
  5. #8ef3f2
  6. #a1f5f4
  7. #b3f7f6
  8. #c6f9f8
  9. #d9fbfb
  10. #ecfdfd
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#42ebe9 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #42ebe9
  2. #48e0df
  3. #4ed6d4
  4. #55cbca
  5. #5bc0bf
  6. #61b6b5
  7. #67abaa
  8. #6da0a0
  9. #749595
  10. #7a8b8b
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.47:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 14.29:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #d5d5d5 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #addedd ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #dcdfe9 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #c4cdea ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #00f2ea ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #b3e4e9 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #a0daea ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #00efea ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-42ebe9 {
  color: #42ebe9;
}
Background
.bg-42ebe9 {
  background-color: #42ebe9;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-42ebe9 {
  border: 2px solid #42ebe9;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #42ebe9;
  --color-primary-rgb: 66 235 233;
  --color-primary-hsl: 179 81% 59%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-42ebe9 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #42ebe9, #4299eb);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-42ebe9 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(66 235 233 / 0.35);
}

#08e8de Bright Turquoise ΔE 3.22 #00ffff Aqua ΔE 4.37 #00ffff Cyan ΔE 4.37 #40e0d0 Turquoise ΔE 5.40 #7df9ff Electric Blue ΔE 5.69 #48d1cc Medium Turquoise ΔE 6.10 #00ffef Turquoise Blue ΔE 6.12 #bd1416 Inverted #d5d5d5 Grayscale 

Bright Turquoise
#42ebe9  rgb(66, 235, 233)  hsl(179, 81%, 59%)  Bright Turquoise
#eb4244  rgb(235, 66, 68)  hsl(359, 81%, 59%)  Tractor Red
#e942eb  rgb(233, 66, 235)  hsl(299, 81%, 59%)  Fuchsia
#ebe942  rgb(235, 233, 66)  hsl(59, 81%, 59%)  Titanium Yellow