Colour

#42CECE

#42CECE
Cyan
Dark
Nearest: Medium turquoise

#42CECE is a cyan with RGB values 66, 206, 206 and HSL 180°, 59%, 53%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 11:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Medium turquoise.

Colour values

#42CECE#42CECE

HEX#42CECE

RGBrgb(66, 206, 206)

RGB (0–1)0.2588, 0.8078, 0.8078

RGB percentages25.9%, 80.8%, 80.8%

HSLhsl(180, 58.8%, 53.3%)

HSV / HSBhsv(180, 68%, 80.8%)

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

24-bit integer4,378,318

CSS custom property--colour: #42CECE;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.49757WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness176.2 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 10.95:1

Contrast with white1.92:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black10.95:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Greyscale equivalent#B0B0B0

Inverted#BD3131

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#C1C4CEno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 37.7 from the original

Deuteranopia#ACB5CFno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 38.7 from the original

Tritanopia#00D4CEno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 7.6 from the original

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

Contrast with white, large text1.92:1WCAG large text: Fail

Contrast with black, large text10.95:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Medium turquoise · ΔE 2.9 Dark turquoise · ΔE 4.6 Light seagreen · ΔE 11.2 Turquoise · ΔE 11.7 Medium aquamarine · ΔE 19.3 Aqua · ΔE 19.5

Nearest named CSS colourMedium turquoise (#48D1CC)ΔE 2.92, a close match

Hue familycyan

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#CE4242

Analogous#42CE88, #4288CE

Triadic#CE42CE, #CECE42

Split complementary#CE4288, #CE8842

Tetradic#8842CE, #CE4242, #88CE42

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#E4F8F8

Lighter +30%#BCEEEE

Lighter +20%#93E3E3

Lighter +10%#6AD9D9

Darker −10%#2DB0B0

Darker −20%#238787

Darker −30%#185F5F

Darker −40%#0E3636

More saturated +25%#24ECEC

Less saturated −25%#60B0B0

Channel breakdown

R66

G206

B206

Red66 (25.9%)

Green206 (80.8%)

Blue206 (80.8%)

Hue180°

Saturation (HSL)58.82%

Lightness53.33%

Dominant channelGreen and Blue

Hex per channelR 42 · G CE · B CE

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