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Colour

#42BDAE

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

#42BDAE is a cyan with RGB values 66, 189, 174 and HSL 173°, 48%, 50%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 9.1:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Light seagreen.

Colour values

#42BDAE#42BDAE
HEX#42BDAE
RGBrgb(66, 189, 174)
RGB (0–1)0.2588, 0.7412, 0.6824
RGB percentages25.9%, 74.1%, 68.2%
HSLhsl(172.7, 48.2%, 50%)
HSV / HSBhsv(172.7, 65.1%, 74.1%)
CMYK65.1%, 0%, 7.9%, 25.9%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer4,373,934
CSS custom property--colour: #42BDAE;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.40609WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness160.4 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 9.12:1
Contrast with white2.3:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black9.12:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#A2A2A2
Inverted#BD4251

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#B4B3AEno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 37.1 from the original
Deuteranopia#A2A5AFno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 38.3 from the original
Tritanopia#00C1B8no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 6.4 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.3:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text9.12:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Light seagreen · ΔE 5.7Medium turquoise · ΔE 9.2Medium aquamarine · ΔE 12.2Dark turquoise · ΔE 12.7Turquoise · ΔE 13.4Dark cyan · ΔE 20
Nearest named CSS colourLight seagreen (#20B2AA)ΔE 5.7, clearly different but related
Hue familycyan
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#BD4251
Analogous#42BD70, #428EBD
Triadic#AE42BD, #BDAE42
Split complementary#BD428E, #BD7142
Tetradic#7142BD, #BD4251, #8EBD42

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#D9F2EF
Lighter +30%#B3E5DF
Lighter +20%#8ED7CE
Lighter +10%#68CABE
Darker −10%#35978B
Darker −20%#287168
Darker −30%#1A4C46
Darker −40%#0D2623
More saturated +25%#22DDC6
Less saturated −25%#629D96

Channel breakdown

R66
G189
B174
Red66 (25.9%)
Green189 (74.1%)
Blue174 (68.2%)
Hue172.68°
Saturation (HSL)48.24%
Lightness50%
Dominant channelGreen
Hex per channelR 42 · G BD · B AE

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