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Recognised as Colour

#42A282

  • #42A282
  • Cyan
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Sea green

#42A282 is a cyan with RGB values 66, 162, 130 and HSL 160°, 42%, 45%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 6.7:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Sea green.

Colour values

#42A282#42A282
HEX#42A282
RGBrgb(66, 162, 130)
RGB (0–1)0.2588, 0.6353, 0.5098
RGB percentages25.9%, 63.5%, 51%
HSLhsl(160, 42.1%, 44.7%)
HSV / HSBhsv(160, 59.3%, 63.5%)
CMYK59.3%, 0%, 19.8%, 36.5%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer4,366,978
CSS custom property--colour: #42A282;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.28611WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness136.5 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 6.72:1
Contrast with white3.12:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black6.72:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#8B8B8B
Inverted#BD5D7D

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#9E9880no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 34.6 from the original
Deuteranopia#908E84no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 35.1 from the original
Tritanopia#03A399no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 13.3 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text3.12:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text6.72:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Sea green · ΔE 15.2Medium aquamarine · ΔE 15.4Light seagreen · ΔE 15.6Dark seagreen · ΔE 19.5Dark cyan · ΔE 19.9Medium seagreen · ΔE 20.6
Nearest named CSS colourSea green (#2E8B57)ΔE 15.17, a distinctly different colour
Hue familycyan
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#A24262
Analogous#42A252, #4292A2
Triadic#8242A2, #A28242
Split complementary#A24292, #A25242
Tetradic#5242A2, #A24262, #92A242

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#C8E8DD
Lighter +30%#A3DAC8
Lighter +20%#7FCBB2
Lighter +10%#5BBC9C
Darker −10%#337E65
Darker −20%#245A48
Darker −30%#16352B
Darker −40%#07110E
More saturated +25%#25BF8B
Less saturated −25%#5F8579

Channel breakdown

R66
G162
B130
Red66 (25.9%)
Green162 (63.5%)
Blue130 (51%)
Hue160°
Saturation (HSL)42.11%
Lightness44.71%
Dominant channelGreen
Hex per channelR 42 · G A2 · B 82

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