#42CCD3
A medium, moderate cyan closely aligning with Darkturquoise.
About #42CCD3
At its core, #42CCD3 is a medium and moderate hue. Designers often compare it to the standard color Darkturquoise. This translates to an RGB value of rgb(66, 204, 211).
While screens use RGB, printing presses rely on Cyan, Magenta, Yellow, and Key (black). To reproduce this shade on paper, a printer utilizes 69% cyan and 3% magenta inks. With a hue angle of 182.9 degrees, it sits comfortably in the cyan spectrum.
Web Content Accessibility Guidelines (WCAG) dictate how we should use this color. To prevent eye strain, #000000 text pairs best with this hex code. Be sure to check our contrast matrix below to see exactly how it performs against common backgrounds.
Color Space Conversions
HEX#42CCD3
RGB66, 204, 211
HSL182.9°, 62.2%, 54.3%
CMYK69%, 3%, 0%, 17%
HSV182.9°, 68.7%, 82.7%
LAB75.5, -33.9, -14.2
XYZ35.6, 49.0, 69.2
Decimal4377811
Color Harmonies
Tints, Shades & Tones
Tints (Adding White)
Shades (Adding Black)
WCAG Contrast Accessibility
1.94:1
Text on #FFFFFF
FAIL
10.81:1
Text on #000000
AAA
1.86:1
Text on #F8FAFC
FAIL
9.19:1
Text on #0F172A
AAA
CSS Implementation
.bg-color {
background-color: #42CCD3;
}
.text-color {
color: #42CCD3;
}
.border-color {
border: 2px solid #42CCD3;
}