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#42E4E2

#42e4e2 ≈ Bright Turquoise

  • cyan
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#42e4e2 is a color from the cyan family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 25.88% red, 89.41% green and 88.63% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 71.05% cyan, 0% magenta, 0.88% yellow and 10.59% black. Its hue angle is 179.26°, with 75% saturation and 57.65% 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 13.43:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Bright Turquoise (#08e8de), ΔE 3.22.

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Web safe#33cccc
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Relative luminance0.6214

Complementary

  1. #42e4e2
  2. #e44244

Split complementary

  1. #42e4e2
  2. #e44295
  3. #e49142

Analogous

  1. #42e491
  2. #42e4e2
  3. #4295e4

Triadic

  1. #42e4e2
  2. #e242e4
  3. #e4e242

Tetradic

  1. #42e4e2
  2. #4244e4
  3. #e44244
  4. #e4e242

Square

  1. #42e4e2
  2. #9142e4
  3. #e44244
  4. #95e442

Monochromatic

  1. #127b7a
  2. #1bbebc
  3. #42e4e2
  4. #85eeec
  5. #c8f7f7

Shades

#42e4e2 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #42e4e2
  2. #3bcdcb
  3. #35b6b5
  4. #2ea09e
  5. #288988
  6. #217271
  7. #1a5b5a
  8. #144444
  9. #0d2e2d
  10. #071717
  11. #000000

Tints

#42e4e2 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #42e4e2
  2. #55e7e5
  3. #68e9e8
  4. #7beceb
  5. #8eefee
  6. #a1f2f1
  7. #b3f4f3
  8. #c6f7f6
  9. #d9faf9
  10. #ecfcfc
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#42e4e2 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #42e4e2
  2. #48dad8
  3. #4ed0ce
  4. #55c6c5
  5. #5bbcbb
  6. #61b2b1
  7. #67a8a7
  8. #6d9e9d
  9. #749494
  10. #7a8a8a
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.56:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 13.43:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #cfcfcf ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #a9d8d7 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #d6d9e2 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #bec7e3 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #00ebe3 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #aedde2 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #9cd3e3 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #00e8e3 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-42e4e2 {
  color: #42e4e2;
}
Background
.bg-42e4e2 {
  background-color: #42e4e2;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-42e4e2 {
  border: 2px solid #42e4e2;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #42e4e2;
  --color-primary-rgb: 66 228 226;
  --color-primary-hsl: 179 75% 58%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-42e4e2 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #42e4e2, #4295e4);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-42e4e2 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(66 228 226 / 0.35);
}

#08e8de Bright Turquoise ΔE 3.22 #48d1cc Medium Turquoise ΔE 4.59 #40e0d0 Turquoise ΔE 4.83 #00ced1 Dark Turquoise ΔE 5.60 #00ffff Aqua ΔE 5.87 #00ffff Cyan ΔE 5.87 #00cccc Robin Egg Blue ΔE 5.95 #bd1b1d Inverted #cfcfcf Grayscale 

Bright Turquoise
#42e4e2  rgb(66, 228, 226)  hsl(179, 75%, 58%)  Bright Turquoise
#e44244  rgb(228, 66, 68)  hsl(359, 75%, 58%)  Cinnabar
#e242e4  rgb(226, 66, 228)  hsl(299, 75%, 58%)  Fuchsia
#e4e242  rgb(228, 226, 66)  hsl(59, 75%, 58%)  Dandelion