Colour

#42E2C7

#42E2C7
Cyan
Light
Nearest: Turquoise

#42E2C7 is a cyan with RGB values 66, 226, 199 and HSL 170°, 73%, 57%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 12.9:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Turquoise.

Colour values

#42E2C7#42E2C7

HEX#42E2C7

RGBrgb(66, 226, 199)

RGB (0–1)0.2588, 0.8863, 0.7804

RGB percentages25.9%, 88.6%, 78%

HSLhsl(169.9, 73.4%, 57.3%)

HSV / HSBhsv(169.9, 70.8%, 88.6%)

CMYK70.8%, 0%, 11.9%, 11.4%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer4,383,431

CSS custom property--colour: #42E2C7;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.59674WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness189.2 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkLight

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 12.93:1

Contrast with white1.62:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black12.93:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Greyscale equivalent#BEBEBE

Inverted#BD1D38

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#D9D4C6no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 46.9 from the original

Deuteranopia#C3C4C9no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 47.9 from the original

Tritanopia#00E6DAno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 8.7 from the original

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

Contrast with white, large text1.62:1WCAG large text: Fail

Contrast with black, large text12.93:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Turquoise · ΔE 6.1 Medium aquamarine · ΔE 12.7 Aquamarine · ΔE 13.4 Medium turquoise · ΔE 14.5 Dark turquoise · ΔE 17.6 Aqua · ΔE 18.2

Nearest named CSS colourTurquoise (#40E0D0)ΔE 6.13, clearly different but related

Hue familycyan

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#E2425D

Analogous#42E277, #42ADE2

Triadic#C742E2, #E2C742

Split complementary#E242AD, #E27742

Tetradic#7742E2, #E2425D, #ADE242

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#F3FDFB

Lighter +30%#C7F6EE

Lighter +20%#9AF0E1

Lighter +10%#6EE9D4

Darker −10%#20D1B3

Darker −20%#19A58D

Darker −30%#127967

Darker −40%#0C4C41

More saturated +25%#27FDD9

Less saturated −25%#5DC7B5

Channel breakdown

R66

G226

B199

Red66 (25.9%)

Green226 (88.6%)

Blue199 (78%)

Hue169.88°

Saturation (HSL)73.39%

Lightness57.25%

Dominant channelGreen

Hex per channelR 42 · G E2 · B C7

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