Colour

#42BFCF

#42BFCF
Cyan
Dark
Nearest: Dark turquoise

#42BFCF is a cyan with RGB values 66, 191, 207 and HSL 187°, 59%, 54%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 9.6:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark turquoise.

Colour values

#42BFCF#42BFCF

HEX#42BFCF

RGBrgb(66, 191, 207)

RGB (0–1)0.2588, 0.749, 0.8118

RGB percentages25.9%, 74.9%, 81.2%

HSLhsl(186.8, 59.5%, 53.5%)

HSV / HSBhsv(186.8, 68.1%, 81.2%)

CMYK68.1%, 7.7%, 0%, 18.8%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer4,374,479

CSS custom property--colour: #42BFCF;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.42925WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness166.1 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 9.58:1

Contrast with white2.19:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black9.58:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Greyscale equivalent#A6A6A6

Inverted#BD4030

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#AFB8D0no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 31.2 from the original

Deuteranopia#9BA9CFno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 32.5 from the original

Tritanopia#00C7C4no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 14.4 from the original

Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text2.19:1WCAG large text: Fail

Contrast with black, large text9.58:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Dark turquoise · ΔE 12.7 Medium turquoise · ΔE 14 Light seagreen · ΔE 15.7 Sky blue · ΔE 16.3 Cadetblue · ΔE 17.4 Dark cyan · ΔE 21.4

Nearest named CSS colourDark turquoise (#00CED1)ΔE 12.67, a distinctly different colour

Hue familycyan

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base +30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°

Complementary#CF5242

Analogous#42CF99, #4278CF

Triadic#CF42BF, #BFCF42

Split complementary#CF4278, #CF9942

Tetradic#9942CF, #CF5242, #78CF42

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base -10%-20%-30%-40%

Lighter +40%#E5F6F8

Lighter +30%#BCE8EE

Lighter +20%#93DBE4

Lighter +10%#6BCDD9

Darker −10%#2DA2B1

Darker −20%#237D88

Darker −30%#185860

Darker −40%#0E3237

More saturated +25%#24D6ED

Less saturated −25%#60A8B1

Channel breakdown

R66

G191

B207

Red66 (25.9%)

Green191 (74.9%)

Blue207 (81.2%)

Hue186.81°

Saturation (HSL)59.49%

Lightness53.53%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR 42 · G BF · B CF

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Colour values

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