#42C5AF

A medium, moderate cyan closely aligning with Mediumaquamarine.

About #42C5AF

When working with digital screens, the color #42C5AF is rendered by mixing light. If you're using CSS, you might find it aligns closely with Mediumaquamarine. Its digital footprint relies on 66 parts red, 197 parts green, and 175 parts blue light.

Translating this color to physical media requires the CMYK color model. To reproduce this shade on paper, a printer utilizes 66% cyan and 0% magenta inks. This makes it a relatively light color when applied to physical surfaces.

Web Content Accessibility Guidelines (WCAG) dictate how we should use this color. To prevent eye strain, #000000 text pairs best with this hex code. Strict adherence to these ratios protects visually impaired users from unreadable interfaces.

Color Space Conversions

HEX#42C5AF
RGB66, 197, 175
HSL169.9°, 53.0%, 51.6%
CMYK66%, 0%, 11%, 23%
HSV169.9°, 66.5%, 77.3%
LAB72.4, -40.6, 0.6
XYZ30.0, 44.2, 47.5
Decimal4375983

Color Harmonies

Complementary

Analogous

Triadic

Tints, Shades & Tones

Tints (Adding White)

Shades (Adding Black)

WCAG Contrast Accessibility

2.13:1
Text on #FFFFFF
FAIL
9.84:1
Text on #000000
AAA
2.04:1
Text on #F8FAFC
FAIL
8.36:1
Text on #0F172A
AAA

CSS Implementation

.bg-color { background-color: #42C5AF; }
.text-color { color: #42C5AF; }
.border-color { border: 2px solid #42C5AF; }

Similar Colors

Mediumaquamarine
#66CDAA