Colour

#42CE88

#42CE88
Cyan
Dark
Nearest: Medium seagreen

#42CE88 is a cyan with RGB values 66, 206, 136 and HSL 150°, 59%, 53%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 10.4:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Medium seagreen.

Colour values

#42CE88#42CE88

HEX#42CE88

RGBrgb(66, 206, 136)

RGB (0–1)0.2588, 0.8078, 0.5333

RGB percentages25.9%, 80.8%, 53.3%

HSLhsl(150, 58.8%, 53.3%)

HSV / HSBhsv(150, 68%, 80.8%)

CMYK68%, 0%, 34%, 19.2%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer4,378,248

CSS custom property--colour: #42CE88;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.47078WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness168.3 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 10.42:1

Contrast with white2.02:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black10.42:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Greyscale equivalent#ABABAB

Inverted#BD3177

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#CDBE84no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 50.6 from the original

Deuteranopia#BBB18Dno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 51.3 from the original

Tritanopia#00CCBCno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 29.3 from the original

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

Contrast with white, large text2.02:1WCAG large text: Fail

Contrast with black, large text10.42:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Medium seagreen · ΔE 10.3 Light green · ΔE 19 Medium aquamarine · ΔE 21.9 Pale green · ΔE 22.4 Medium spring green · ΔE 23.3 Aquamarine · ΔE 24.2

Nearest named CSS colourMedium seagreen (#3CB371)ΔE 10.3, a distinctly different colour

Hue familycyan

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#CE4288

Analogous#42CE42, #42CECE

Triadic#8842CE, #CE8842

Split complementary#CE42CE, #CE4242

Tetradic#4242CE, #CE4288, #CECE42

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#E4F8EE

Lighter +30%#BCEED5

Lighter +20%#93E3BB

Lighter +10%#6AD9A2

Darker −10%#2DB06F

Darker −20%#238755

Darker −30%#185F3C

Darker −40%#0E3622

More saturated +25%#24EC88

Less saturated −25%#60B088

Channel breakdown

R66

G206

B136

Red66 (25.9%)

Green206 (80.8%)

Blue136 (53.3%)

Hue150°

Saturation (HSL)58.82%

Lightness53.33%

Dominant channelGreen

Hex per channelR 42 · G CE · B 88

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