Colour
#42FCBE
- #42FCBE
- Cyan
- Light
- Nearest: Aquamarine
#42FCBE is a cyan with RGB values 66, 252, 190 and HSL 160°, 97%, 62%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 15.9:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Aquamarine.
Colour values
#42FCBE#42FCBE
HEX#42FCBE
RGBrgb(66, 252, 190)
RGB (0–1)0.2588, 0.9882, 0.7451
RGB percentages25.9%, 98.8%, 74.5%
HSLhsl(160, 96.9%, 62.4%)
HSV / HSBhsv(160, 73.8%, 98.8%)
CMYK73.8%, 0%, 24.6%, 1.2%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer4,390,078
CSS custom property--colour: #42FCBE;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.74497WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness206.6 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkLight
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 15.9:1
Contrast with white1.32:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black15.9:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#D0D0D0
Inverted#BD0341
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text1.32:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text15.9:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familycyan
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#FC4280
Analogous#42FC61, #42DDFC
Triadic#BE42FC, #FCBE42
Split complementary#FC42DD, #FC6142
Tetradic#6142FC, #FC4280, #DDFC42
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R66
G252
B190
Red66 (25.9%)
Green252 (98.8%)
Blue190 (74.5%)
Hue160°
Saturation (HSL)96.88%
Lightness62.35%
Dominant channelGreen
Hex per channelR 42 · G FC · B BE
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