Colour

#42DEB2

#42DEB2
Cyan
Light
Nearest: Medium aquamarine

#42DEB2 is a cyan with RGB values 66, 222, 178 and HSL 163°, 70%, 56%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 12.3:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Medium aquamarine.

Colour values

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HEX#42DEB2

RGBrgb(66, 222, 178)

RGB (0–1)0.2588, 0.8706, 0.698

RGB percentages25.9%, 87.1%, 69.8%

HSLhsl(163.1, 70.3%, 56.5%)

HSV / HSBhsv(163.1, 70.3%, 87.1%)

CMYK70.3%, 0%, 19.8%, 12.9%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer4,382,386

CSS custom property--colour: #42DEB2;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.56615WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness184 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkLight

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 12.32:1

Contrast with white1.7:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black12.32:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Greyscale equivalent#BABABA

Inverted#BD214D

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#D8CFB0no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 49.1 from the original

Deuteranopia#C3C0B5no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 49.8 from the original

Tritanopia#00DFD1no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 16.2 from the original

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

Contrast with white, large text1.7:1WCAG large text: Fail

Contrast with black, large text12.32:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Medium aquamarine · ΔE 13 Aquamarine · ΔE 13.1 Turquoise · ΔE 15.5 Medium seagreen · ΔE 20.6 Medium turquoise · ΔE 22.8 Light seagreen · ΔE 25.2

Nearest named CSS colourMedium aquamarine (#66CDAA)ΔE 13.03, a distinctly different colour

Hue familycyan

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#DE426E

Analogous#42DE64, #42BCDE

Triadic#B242DE, #DEB242

Split complementary#DE42BC, #DE6442

Tetradic#6442DE, #DE426E, #BCDE42

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#F0FCF9

Lighter +30%#C4F5E7

Lighter +20%#99EDD5

Lighter +10%#6DE6C4

Darker −10%#23CA9B

Darker −20%#1C9E79

Darker −30%#147358

Darker −40%#0C4837

More saturated +25%#26FABE

Less saturated −25%#5EC2A6

Channel breakdown

R66

G222

B178

Red66 (25.9%)

Green222 (87.1%)

Blue178 (69.8%)

Hue163.08°

Saturation (HSL)70.27%

Lightness56.47%

Dominant channelGreen

Hex per channelR 42 · G DE · B B2

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