Recognised as Colour

#42C7BD

#42C7BD
Cyan
Dark
Nearest: Medium turquoise

#42C7BD is a cyan with RGB values 66, 199, 189 and HSL 175°, 54%, 52%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 10.1:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Medium turquoise.

Colour values

#42C7BD#42C7BD

HEX#42C7BD

RGBrgb(66, 199, 189)

RGB (0–1)0.2588, 0.7804, 0.7412

RGB percentages25.9%, 78%, 74.1%

HSLhsl(175.5, 54.3%, 52%)

HSV / HSBhsv(175.5, 66.8%, 78%)

CMYK66.8%, 0%, 5%, 22%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer4,376,509

CSS custom property--colour: #42C7BD;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.45679WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness169.2 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 10.14:1

Contrast with white2.07:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black10.14:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Greyscale equivalent#AAAAAA

Inverted#BD3842

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#BCBCBDno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 38.4 from the original

Deuteranopia#A9AEBEno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 39.4 from the original

Tritanopia#00CCC4no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 5.9 from the original

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

Contrast with white, large text2.07:1WCAG large text: Fail

Contrast with black, large text10.14:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Medium turquoise · ΔE 4.6 Light seagreen · ΔE 7.6 Dark turquoise · ΔE 8.5 Turquoise · ΔE 10.2 Medium aquamarine · ΔE 14 Cadetblue · ΔE 21.9

Nearest named CSS colourMedium turquoise (#48D1CC)ΔE 4.56, a close match

Hue familycyan

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#C7424C

Analogous#42C77A, #428FC7

Triadic#BD42C7, #C7BD42

Split complementary#C7428F, #C77A42

Tetradic#7A42C7, #C7424C, #8FC742

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#DFF6F4

Lighter +30%#B8EAE6

Lighter +20%#91DED8

Lighter +10%#69D3CB

Darker −10%#31A59C

Darker −20%#257E77

Darker −30%#1A5652

Darker −40%#0E2F2D

More saturated +25%#23E6D7

Less saturated −25%#61A8A3

Channel breakdown

R66

G199

B189

Red66 (25.9%)

Green199 (78%)

Blue189 (74.1%)

Hue175.49°

Saturation (HSL)54.29%

Lightness51.96%

Dominant channelGreen

Hex per channelR 42 · G C7 · B BD

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