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Colour

#42AD98

  • #42AD98
  • Cyan
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Light seagreen

#42AD98 is a cyan with RGB values 66, 173, 152 and HSL 168°, 45%, 47%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 7.7:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Light seagreen.

Colour values

#42AD98#42AD98
HEX#42AD98
RGBrgb(66, 173, 152)
RGB (0–1)0.2588, 0.6784, 0.5961
RGB percentages25.9%, 67.8%, 59.6%
HSLhsl(168.2, 44.8%, 46.9%)
HSV / HSBhsv(168.2, 61.8%, 67.8%)
CMYK61.8%, 0%, 12.1%, 32.2%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer4,369,816
CSS custom property--colour: #42AD98;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.33312WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness146.6 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 7.66:1
Contrast with white2.74:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black7.66:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#959595
Inverted#BD5267

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#A6A397no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 35 from the original
Deuteranopia#97979Ano green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 36.5 from the original
Tritanopia#00AFA7no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 8.8 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.74:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text7.66:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Light seagreen · ΔE 8.4Medium aquamarine · ΔE 13.3Medium turquoise · ΔE 16.1Dark cyan · ΔE 17Cadetblue · ΔE 18.7Dark turquoise · ΔE 19.2
Nearest named CSS colourLight seagreen (#20B2AA)ΔE 8.39, clearly different but related
Hue familycyan
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#AD4257
Analogous#42AD62, #428CAD
Triadic#9842AD, #AD9842
Split complementary#AD428C, #AD6242
Tetradic#6342AD, #AD4257, #8DAD42

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#CFECE7
Lighter +30%#AADED4
Lighter +20%#85D0C1
Lighter +10%#60C2AF
Darker −10%#348878
Darker −20%#266357
Darker −30%#183E37
Darker −40%#0A1916
More saturated +25%#24CBAA
Less saturated −25%#608F86

Channel breakdown

R66
G173
B152
Red66 (25.9%)
Green173 (67.8%)
Blue152 (59.6%)
Hue168.22°
Saturation (HSL)44.77%
Lightness46.86%
Dominant channelGreen
Hex per channelR 42 · G AD · B 98

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