HEX Color #42C5C5 (Mediumturquoise)

About #42C5C5

The hex code #42C5C5 represents a beautifully specific shade of cyan. If you're using CSS, you might find it aligns closely with Mediumturquoise. To achieve this exact tint on a monitor, you would use an RGB mix of 66, 197, and 197.

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. Always request a physical proof before doing a large print run with this exact code.

When using this color as a background, text legibility must be considered. Mathematical luminance calculations suggest that #000000 text provides the most optimal reading experience. You can view the detailed AAA and AA pass/fail metrics in the table below.

Color Space Conversions

HEX#42C5C5

RGB66, 197, 197

HSL180.0°, 53.0%, 51.6%

CMYK66%, 0%, 0%, 23%

HSV180.0°, 66.5%, 77.3%

LAB73.0, -34.6, -10.4

XYZ32.3, 45.1, 59.8

Decimal4376005

Color Harmonies

Complementary

#42C5C5 #C44242

Analogous

#42C483 #4283C4

Triadic

#C442C4 #C4C442

Tetradic

#8342C4 #C44242 #83C442

Tints, Shades & Tones

Tints (Adding White)

#42C5C5

#57CBCB

#6CD1D1

#81D8D8

#96DEDE

#ABE5E5

#C0EBEB

#D5F2F2

#EAF8F8

#FFFFFF

Shades (Adding Black)

#42C5C5

#3AAFAF

#339999

#2C8383

#246D6D

#1D5757

#164141

#0E2B2B

#071515

#000000

WCAG Contrast Accessibility

2.09:1

Text on #FFFFFF

FAIL

10.02:1

Text on #000000

AAA

2.00:1

Text on #F8FAFC

FAIL

8.52:1

Text on #0F172A

AAA

CSS Implementation

.bg-color { background-color: #42C5C5; }

.text-color { color: #42C5C5; }

.border-color { border: 2px solid #42C5C5; }

Similar Colors

Mediumturquoise

#48D1CC