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#42FFCD

#42ffcd ≈ Aquamarine

  • teal
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: strong
  • Balanced
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#42ffcd is a color from the teal family, with high lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 25.88% red, 100% green and 80.39% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 74.12% cyan, 0% magenta, 19.61% yellow and 0% black. Its hue angle is 164.13°, with 100% saturation and 62.94% 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 16.42:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Aquamarine (#7fffd4), ΔE 3.76.

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Relative luminance0.7709

Complementary

  1. #42ffcd
  2. #ff4274

Split complementary

  1. #42ffcd
  2. #ff42d2
  3. #ff6f42

Analogous

  1. #42ff6f
  2. #42ffcd
  3. #42d2ff

Triadic

  1. #42ffcd
  2. #cd42ff
  3. #ffcd42

Tetradic

  1. #42ffcd
  2. #4274ff
  3. #ff4274
  4. #ffcd42

Square

  1. #42ffcd
  2. #6f42ff
  3. #ff4274
  4. #d2ff42

Monochromatic

  1. #00a87c
  2. #00f4b4
  3. #42ffcd
  4. #8effe1
  5. #dbfff5

Shades

#42ffcd mixed progressively with black.

  1. #42ffcd
  2. #3be6b9
  3. #35cca4
  4. #2eb390
  5. #28997b
  6. #218067
  7. #1a6652
  8. #144d3e
  9. #0d3329
  10. #071a15
  11. #000000

Tints

#42ffcd mixed progressively with white.

  1. #42ffcd
  2. #55ffd2
  3. #68ffd7
  4. #7bffdc
  5. #8effe1
  6. #a1ffe6
  7. #b3ffeb
  8. #c6fff0
  9. #d9fff5
  10. #ecfffa
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#42ffcd mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #42ffcd
  2. #48f2c5
  3. #4ee6be
  4. #55d9b6
  5. #5bccae
  6. #61c0a7
  7. #67b39f
  8. #6da697
  9. #74998f
  10. #7a8d88
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.28:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 16.42:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #e3e3e3 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #b9efdb ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #f8eecb ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #dfdcd0 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #00fff1 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #c9f5cc ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #b6ebcf ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #00ffe3 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-42ffcd {
  color: #42ffcd;
}
Background
.bg-42ffcd {
  background-color: #42ffcd;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-42ffcd {
  border: 2px solid #42ffcd;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #42ffcd;
  --color-primary-rgb: 66 255 205;
  --color-primary-hsl: 164 100% 63%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-42ffcd {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #42ffcd, #42d2ff);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-42ffcd {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(66 255 205 / 0.35);
}

#7fffd4 Aquamarine ΔE 3.76 #00fa9a Medium Spring Green ΔE 8.94 #00ffef Turquoise Blue ΔE 9.43 #aaf0d1 Magic Mint ΔE 10.10 #40e0d0 Turquoise ΔE 10.75 #9fe2bf Seafoam Green ΔE 10.89 #66cdaa Medium Aquamarine ΔE 11.56 #bd0032 Inverted #e3e3e3 Grayscale 

Aquamarine
#42ffcd  rgb(66, 255, 205)  hsl(164, 100%, 63%)  Aquamarine
#ff4274  rgb(255, 66, 116)  hsl(344, 100%, 63%)  Neon Fuchsia
#cd42ff  rgb(205, 66, 255)  hsl(284, 100%, 63%)  Medium Orchid
#ffcd42  rgb(255, 205, 66)  hsl(44, 100%, 63%)  Sunglow