Recognised as Colour

#42FFCE

#42FFCE
Cyan
Light
Nearest: Aquamarine

#42FFCE is a cyan with RGB values 66, 255, 206 and HSL 164°, 100%, 63%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 16.4:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Aquamarine.

Colour values

#42FFCE#42FFCE

HEX#42FFCE

RGBrgb(66, 255, 206)

RGB (0–1)0.2588, 1, 0.8078

RGB percentages25.9%, 100%, 80.8%

HSLhsl(164.4, 100%, 62.9%)

HSV / HSBhsv(164.4, 74.1%, 100%)

CMYK74.1%, 0%, 19.2%, 0%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer4,390,862

CSS custom property--colour: #42FFCE;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.77134WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness210.5 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkLight

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 16.43:1

Contrast with white1.28:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black16.43:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Greyscale equivalent#D3D3D3

Inverted#BD0031

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#F8EECCno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 55.8 from the original

Deuteranopia#DFDCD1no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 56.6 from the original

Tritanopia#00FFF1no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 18.5 from the original

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

Contrast with white, large text1.28:1WCAG large text: Fail

Contrast with black, large text16.43:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Aquamarine · ΔE 11.8 Turquoise · ΔE 21.4 Medium aquamarine · ΔE 24 Aqua · ΔE 26 Cyan · ΔE 26 Medium spring green · ΔE 26.2

Nearest named CSS colourAquamarine (#7FFFD4)ΔE 11.84, a distinctly different colour

Hue familycyan

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#FF4273

Analogous#42FF70, #42D1FF

Triadic#CE42FF, #FFCE42

Split complementary#FF42D1, #FF7042

Tetradic#7042FF, #FF4273, #D1FF42

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#FFFFFF

Lighter +30%#DBFFF6

Lighter +20%#A8FFE8

Lighter +10%#75FFDB

Darker −10%#0FFFC1

Darker −20%#00DBA2

Darker −30%#00A87C

Darker −40%#007557

More saturated +25%#42FFCE

Less saturated −25%#5AE7C3

Channel breakdown

R66

G255

B206

Red66 (25.9%)

Green255 (100%)

Blue206 (80.8%)

Hue164.44°

Saturation (HSL)100%

Lightness62.94%

Dominant channelGreen

Hex per channelR 42 · G FF · B CE

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