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Colour

#42AFA2

  • #42AFA2
  • Cyan
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Light seagreen

#42AFA2 is a cyan with RGB values 66, 175, 162 and HSL 173°, 45%, 47%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 7.9:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Light seagreen.

Colour values

#42AFA2#42AFA2
HEX#42AFA2
RGBrgb(66, 175, 162)
RGB (0–1)0.2588, 0.6863, 0.6353
RGB percentages25.9%, 68.6%, 63.5%
HSLhsl(172.8, 45.2%, 47.3%)
HSV / HSBhsv(172.8, 62.3%, 68.6%)
CMYK62.3%, 0%, 7.4%, 31.4%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer4,370,338
CSS custom property--colour: #42AFA2;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.34427WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness149.2 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 7.89:1
Contrast with white2.66:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black7.89:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#979797
Inverted#BD505D

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#A7A6A2no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 34 from the original
Deuteranopia#9699A3no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 35.1 from the original
Tritanopia#00B3ABno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 6.8 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.66:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text7.89:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Light seagreen · ΔE 5.2Medium turquoise · ΔE 13.4Dark cyan · ΔE 15Medium aquamarine · ΔE 15.6Cadetblue · ΔE 15.7Dark turquoise · ΔE 16
Nearest named CSS colourLight seagreen (#20B2AA)ΔE 5.22, clearly different but related
Hue familycyan
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#AF424F
Analogous#42AF6B, #4285AF
Triadic#A242AF, #AFA242
Split complementary#AF4285, #AF6B42
Tetradic#6B42AF, #AF424F, #85AF42

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#D0EDEA
Lighter +30%#ABDFD9
Lighter +20%#86D1C8
Lighter +10%#61C3B8
Darker −10%#348A80
Darker −20%#26655D
Darker −30%#18403B
Darker −40%#0A1B19
More saturated +25%#24CDB9
Less saturated −25%#60918B

Channel breakdown

R66
G175
B162
Red66 (25.9%)
Green175 (68.6%)
Blue162 (63.5%)
Hue172.84°
Saturation (HSL)45.23%
Lightness47.25%
Dominant channelGreen
Hex per channelR 42 · G AF · B A2

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