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#42EBEE

#42ebee ≈ Aqua

  • cyan
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#42ebee 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 93.33% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 72.27% cyan, 1.26% magenta, 0% yellow and 6.67% black. Its hue angle is 181.05°, with 83.5% saturation and 59.61% 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 14.35:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Aqua (#00ffff), ΔE 4.51.

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Web safe#33ffff
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Relative luminance0.6675

Complementary

  1. #42ebee
  2. #ee4542

Split complementary

  1. #42ebee
  2. #ee4295
  3. #ee9b42

Analogous

  1. #42ee9b
  2. #42ebee
  3. #4295ee

Triadic

  1. #42ebee
  2. #ee42eb
  3. #ebee42

Tetradic

  1. #42ebee
  2. #4542ee
  3. #ee4542
  4. #ebee42

Square

  1. #42ebee
  2. #9b42ee
  3. #ee4542
  4. #95ee42

Monochromatic

  1. #0c888b
  2. #13cdd1
  3. #42ebee
  4. #88f2f4
  5. #cefafb

Shades

#42ebee mixed progressively with black.

  1. #42ebee
  2. #3bd4d6
  3. #35bcbe
  4. #2ea5a7
  5. #288d8f
  6. #217677
  7. #1a5e5f
  8. #144747
  9. #0d2f30
  10. #071818
  11. #000000

Tints

#42ebee mixed progressively with white.

  1. #42ebee
  2. #55edf0
  3. #68eff1
  4. #7bf1f3
  5. #8ef3f5
  6. #a1f5f7
  7. #b3f7f8
  8. #c6f9fa
  9. #d9fbfc
  10. #ecfdfd
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#42ebee mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #42ebee
  2. #48e0e3
  3. #4ed6d8
  4. #55cbcd
  5. #5bc0c2
  6. #61b6b7
  7. #67abac
  8. #6da0a1
  9. #749596
  10. #7a8b8b
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.46:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 14.35:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #d5d5d5 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #aedee0 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #dbe0ef ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #c2ceef ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #00f3eb ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #b2e4ee ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #9fdaef ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #00f0ec ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-42ebee {
  color: #42ebee;
}
Background
.bg-42ebee {
  background-color: #42ebee;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-42ebee {
  border: 2px solid #42ebee;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #42ebee;
  --color-primary-rgb: 66 235 238;
  --color-primary-hsl: 181 84% 60%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-42ebee {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #42ebee, #4295ee);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-42ebee {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(66 235 238 / 0.35);
}

#00ffff Aqua ΔE 4.51 #00ffff Cyan ΔE 4.51 #08e8de Bright Turquoise ΔE 4.78 #7df9ff Electric Blue ΔE 4.84 #48d1cc Medium Turquoise ΔE 6.61 #40e0d0 Turquoise ΔE 6.93 #00ced1 Dark Turquoise ΔE 6.96 #bd1411 Inverted #d5d5d5 Grayscale 

Aqua
#42ebee  rgb(66, 235, 238)  hsl(181, 84%, 60%)  Aqua
#ee4542  rgb(238, 69, 66)  hsl(1, 84%, 60%)  Cinnabar
#ee42eb  rgb(238, 66, 235)  hsl(301, 84%, 60%)  Fuchsia
#ebee42  rgb(235, 238, 66)  hsl(61, 84%, 60%)  Icterine