Colour
#42ECE6
- #42ECE6
- Cyan
- Light
- Nearest: Turquoise
#42ECE6 is a cyan with RGB values 66, 236, 230 and HSL 178°, 82%, 59%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 14.4:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Turquoise.
Colour values
#42ECE6#42ECE6
HEX#42ECE6
RGBrgb(66, 236, 230)
RGB (0–1)0.2588, 0.9255, 0.902
RGB percentages25.9%, 92.5%, 90.2%
HSLhsl(177.9, 81.7%, 59.2%)
HSV / HSBhsv(177.9, 72%, 92.5%)
CMYK72%, 0%, 2.5%, 7.5%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer4,386,022
CSS custom property--colour: #42ECE6;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.66862WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness200.1 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkLight
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 14.37:1
Contrast with white1.46:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black14.37:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#C7C7C7
Inverted#BD1319
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text1.46:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text14.37:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familycyan
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#EC4248
Analogous#42EC91, #429DEC
Triadic#E642EC, #ECE642
Split complementary#EC429D, #EC9142
Tetradic#9142EC, #EC4248, #9DEC42
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R66
G236
B230
Red66 (25.9%)
Green236 (92.5%)
Blue230 (90.2%)
Hue177.88°
Saturation (HSL)81.73%
Lightness59.22%
Dominant channelGreen
Hex per channelR 42 · G EC · B E6
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