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Recognised as Colour

#42FCC7

  • #42FCC7
  • Cyan
  • Light
  • Nearest: Aquamarine

#42FCC7 is a cyan with RGB values 66, 252, 199 and HSL 163°, 97%, 62%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 16:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Aquamarine.

Colour values

#42FCC7#42FCC7
HEX#42FCC7
RGBrgb(66, 252, 199)
RGB (0–1)0.2588, 0.9882, 0.7804
RGB percentages25.9%, 98.8%, 78%
HSLhsl(162.9, 96.9%, 62.4%)
HSV / HSBhsv(162.9, 73.8%, 98.8%)
CMYK73.8%, 0%, 21%, 1.2%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer4,390,087
CSS custom property--colour: #42FCC7;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.74903WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness207.6 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkLight
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 15.98:1
Contrast with white1.31:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black15.98:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#D1D1D1
Inverted#BD0338

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#F5EBC4no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 55.6 from the original
Deuteranopia#DED9CBno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 57.2 from the original
Tritanopia#00FDEDno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 19.6 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text1.31:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text15.98:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Aquamarine · ΔE 12.7Turquoise · ΔE 22.8Medium spring green · ΔE 24Medium aquamarine · ΔE 24Light green · ΔE 27.2Pale green · ΔE 27.8
Nearest named CSS colourAquamarine (#7FFFD4)ΔE 12.73, a distinctly different colour
Hue familycyan
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#FC4277
Analogous#42FC6A, #42D4FC
Triadic#C742FC, #FCC742
Split complementary#FC42D4, #FC6A42
Tetradic#6A42FC, #FC4277, #D4FC42

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#D9FEF4
Lighter +20%#A6FEE5
Lighter +10%#74FDD6
Darker −10%#10FBB8
Darker −20%#03D599
Darker −30%#03A275
Darker −40%#027051
More saturated +25%#3FFFC8
Less saturated −25%#5AE4BD

Channel breakdown

R66
G252
B199
Red66 (25.9%)
Green252 (98.8%)
Blue199 (78%)
Hue162.9°
Saturation (HSL)96.88%
Lightness62.35%
Dominant channelGreen
Hex per channelR 42 · G FC · B C7

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