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#42ECDD

#42ecdd ≈ Bright Turquoise

  • teal
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#42ecdd is a color from the teal family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 25.88% red, 92.55% green and 86.67% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 72.03% cyan, 0% magenta, 6.36% yellow and 7.45% black. Its hue angle is 174.71°, with 81.73% saturation and 59.22% 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 call-to-action buttons. Black text on this color reaches a contrast ratio of 14.27:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Bright Turquoise (#08e8de), ΔE 2.18.

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Relative luminance0.6637

Complementary

  1. #42ecdd
  2. #ec4251

Split complementary

  1. #42ecdd
  2. #ec42a6
  3. #ec8842

Analogous

  1. #42ec88
  2. #42ecdd
  3. #42a6ec

Triadic

  1. #42ecdd
  2. #dd42ec
  3. #ecdd42

Tetradic

  1. #42ecdd
  2. #4251ec
  3. #ec4251
  4. #ecdd42

Square

  1. #42ecdd
  2. #8842ec
  3. #ec4251
  4. #a6ec42

Monochromatic

  1. #0e877d
  2. #15cdbd
  3. #42ecdd
  4. #88f3ea
  5. #cdfaf6

Shades

#42ecdd mixed progressively with black.

  1. #42ecdd
  2. #3bd4c7
  3. #35bdb1
  4. #2ea59b
  5. #288e85
  6. #21766f
  7. #1a5e58
  8. #144742
  9. #0d2f2c
  10. #071816
  11. #000000

Tints

#42ecdd mixed progressively with white.

  1. #42ecdd
  2. #55eee0
  3. #68f0e4
  4. #7bf2e7
  5. #8ef4eb
  6. #a1f6ee
  7. #b3f7f1
  8. #c6f9f5
  9. #d9fbf8
  10. #ecfdfc
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#42ecdd mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #42ecdd
  2. #48e1d4
  3. #4ed6ca
  4. #55ccc1
  5. #5bc1b8
  6. #61b6af
  7. #67aba5
  8. #6da09c
  9. #749693
  10. #7a8b89
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.47:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 14.27:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #d5d5d5 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #added8 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #e0dfdd ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #c8cddf ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #00f1e7 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #b6e4dd ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #a3dade ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #00efe3 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-42ecdd {
  color: #42ecdd;
}
Background
.bg-42ecdd {
  background-color: #42ecdd;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-42ecdd {
  border: 2px solid #42ecdd;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #42ecdd;
  --color-primary-rgb: 66 236 221;
  --color-primary-hsl: 175 82% 59%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-42ecdd {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #42ecdd, #42a6ec);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-42ecdd {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(66 236 221 / 0.35);
}

#08e8de Bright Turquoise ΔE 2.18 #40e0d0 Turquoise ΔE 2.74 #00ffef Turquoise Blue ΔE 4.15 #00ffff Aqua ΔE 6.37 #00ffff Cyan ΔE 6.37 #48d1cc Medium Turquoise ΔE 6.88 #7df9ff Electric Blue ΔE 8.82 #bd1322 Inverted #d5d5d5 Grayscale 

Bright Turquoise
#42ecdd  rgb(66, 236, 221)  hsl(175, 82%, 59%)  Bright Turquoise
#ec4251  rgb(236, 66, 81)  hsl(355, 82%, 59%)  Folly
#dd42ec  rgb(221, 66, 236)  hsl(295, 82%, 59%)  Fuchsia
#ecdd42  rgb(236, 221, 66)  hsl(55, 82%, 59%)  Dandelion