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#42EDEB

#42edeb ≈ Bright Turquoise

  • cyan
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#42edeb is a color from the cyan family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 25.88% red, 92.94% green and 92.16% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 72.15% cyan, 0% magenta, 0.84% yellow and 7.06% black. Its hue angle is 179.3°, with 82.61% saturation and 59.41% 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 14.54:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Bright Turquoise (#08e8de), ΔE 3.35.

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Relative luminance0.6772

Complementary

  1. #42edeb
  2. #ed4244

Split complementary

  1. #42edeb
  2. #ed4299
  3. #ed9642

Analogous

  1. #42ed96
  2. #42edeb
  3. #4299ed

Triadic

  1. #42edeb
  2. #eb42ed
  3. #edeb42

Tetradic

  1. #42edeb
  2. #4244ed
  3. #ed4244
  4. #edeb42

Square

  1. #42edeb
  2. #9642ed
  3. #ed4244
  4. #99ed42

Monochromatic

  1. #0d8988
  2. #14cfcd
  3. #42edeb
  4. #88f4f2
  5. #cefafa

Shades

#42edeb mixed progressively with black.

  1. #42edeb
  2. #3bd5d4
  3. #35bebc
  4. #2ea6a5
  5. #288e8d
  6. #217776
  7. #1a5f5e
  8. #144747
  9. #0d2f2f
  10. #071818
  11. #000000

Tints

#42edeb mixed progressively with white.

  1. #42edeb
  2. #55efed
  3. #68f1ef
  4. #7bf2f1
  5. #8ef4f3
  6. #a1f6f5
  7. #b3f8f7
  8. #c6faf9
  9. #d9fbfb
  10. #ecfdfd
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#42edeb mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #42edeb
  2. #48e2e0
  3. #4ed7d6
  4. #55cccb
  5. #5bc1c0
  6. #61b7b6
  7. #67acab
  8. #6da1a0
  9. #749695
  10. #7a8b8b
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.44:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 14.54:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #d7d7d7 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #afe0df ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #dee1eb ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #c5cfec ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #00f4ec ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #b5e6eb ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #a1dcec ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #00f1ec ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-42edeb {
  color: #42edeb;
}
Background
.bg-42edeb {
  background-color: #42edeb;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-42edeb {
  border: 2px solid #42edeb;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #42edeb;
  --color-primary-rgb: 66 237 235;
  --color-primary-hsl: 179 83% 59%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-42edeb {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #42edeb, #4299ed);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-42edeb {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(66 237 235 / 0.35);
}

#08e8de Bright Turquoise ΔE 3.35 #00ffff Aqua ΔE 3.95 #00ffff Cyan ΔE 3.95 #7df9ff Electric Blue ΔE 5.47 #40e0d0 Turquoise ΔE 5.62 #00ffef Turquoise Blue ΔE 5.85 #48d1cc Medium Turquoise ΔE 6.53 #bd1214 Inverted #d7d7d7 Grayscale 

Bright Turquoise
#42edeb  rgb(66, 237, 235)  hsl(179, 83%, 59%)  Bright Turquoise
#ed4244  rgb(237, 66, 68)  hsl(359, 83%, 59%)  Tractor Red
#eb42ed  rgb(235, 66, 237)  hsl(299, 83%, 59%)  Fuchsia
#edeb42  rgb(237, 235, 66)  hsl(59, 83%, 59%)  Icterine