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#42DFD2

#42dfd2 ≈ Turquoise

  • cyan
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#42dfd2 is a color from the cyan family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 25.88% red, 87.45% green and 82.35% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 70.4% cyan, 0% magenta, 5.83% yellow and 12.55% black. Its hue angle is 175.03°, with 71.04% saturation and 56.67% 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 brand accents. Black text on this color reaches a contrast ratio of 12.72:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Turquoise (#40e0d0), ΔE 0.99.

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Web safe#33cccc
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Relative luminance0.5859

Complementary

  1. #42dfd2
  2. #df424f

Split complementary

  1. #42dfd2
  2. #df429e
  3. #df8442

Analogous

  1. #42df84
  2. #42dfd2
  3. #429edf

Triadic

  1. #42dfd2
  2. #d242df
  3. #dfd242

Tetradic

  1. #42dfd2
  2. #424fdf
  3. #df424f
  4. #dfd242

Square

  1. #42dfd2
  2. #8442df
  3. #df424f
  4. #9edf42

Monochromatic

  1. #14746c
  2. #1fb6a9
  3. #42dfd2
  4. #83eae2
  5. #c5f5f1

Shades

#42dfd2 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #42dfd2
  2. #3bc9bd
  3. #35b2a8
  4. #2e9c93
  5. #28867e
  6. #217069
  7. #1a5954
  8. #14433f
  9. #0d2d2a
  10. #071615
  11. #000000

Tints

#42dfd2 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #42dfd2
  2. #55e2d7
  3. #68e5db
  4. #7be9e0
  5. #8eece4
  6. #a1efe9
  7. #b3f2ed
  8. #c6f5f2
  9. #d9f9f6
  10. #ecfcfb
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#42dfd2 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #42dfd2
  2. #48d6ca
  3. #4eccc2
  4. #55c3b9
  5. #5bb9b1
  6. #61b0a9
  7. #67a6a1
  8. #6d9d99
  9. #749390
  10. #7a8a88
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.65:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 12.72:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #c9c9c9 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #a4d2cd ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #d3d3d2 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #bdc2d4 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #00e4db ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #acd8d2 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #9bced3 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #00e2d7 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-42dfd2 {
  color: #42dfd2;
}
Background
.bg-42dfd2 {
  background-color: #42dfd2;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-42dfd2 {
  border: 2px solid #42dfd2;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #42dfd2;
  --color-primary-rgb: 66 223 210;
  --color-primary-hsl: 175 71% 57%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-42dfd2 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #42dfd2, #429edf);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-42dfd2 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(66 223 210 / 0.35);
}

#40e0d0 Turquoise ΔE 0.99 #08e8de Bright Turquoise ΔE 2.65 #48d1cc Medium Turquoise ΔE 4.19 #00cccc Robin Egg Blue ΔE 6.30 #00ced1 Dark Turquoise ΔE 6.69 #00ffef Turquoise Blue ΔE 6.98 #00ffff Aqua ΔE 8.24 #bd202d Inverted #c9c9c9 Grayscale 

Turquoise
#42dfd2  rgb(66, 223, 210)  hsl(175, 71%, 57%)  Turquoise
#df424f  rgb(223, 66, 79)  hsl(355, 71%, 57%)  Amaranth
#d242df  rgb(210, 66, 223)  hsl(295, 71%, 57%)  Medium Orchid
#dfd242  rgb(223, 210, 66)  hsl(55, 71%, 57%)  Citrine