#42E2E9

A medium, vivid cyan closely aligning with Darkturquoise.

About #42E2E9

Visually, #42E2E9 is defined as a vivid cyan. Designers often compare it to the standard color Darkturquoise. This translates to an RGB value of rgb(66, 226, 233).

If you are designing for print, the four-color process is what matters most. To reproduce this shade on paper, a printer utilizes 72% cyan and 3% magenta inks. The HSL representation is 182.5° hue, 79.1% saturation, and 58.6% lightness.

Contrast ratios determine whether this color is safe for typography. Because it is a medium color, it is generally recommended to use #000000 text. You can view the detailed AAA and AA pass/fail metrics in the table below.

Color Space Conversions

HEX#42E2E9
RGB66, 226, 233
HSL182.5°, 79.1%, 58.6%
CMYK72%, 3%, 0%, 9%
HSV182.5°, 71.7%, 91.4%
LAB82.6, -37.8, -15.3
XYZ44.2, 61.4, 86.6
Decimal4383465

Color Harmonies

Complementary

Analogous

Triadic

Tints, Shades & Tones

Tints (Adding White)

Shades (Adding Black)

WCAG Contrast Accessibility

1.58:1
Text on #FFFFFF
FAIL
13.29:1
Text on #000000
AAA
1.51:1
Text on #F8FAFC
FAIL
11.30:1
Text on #0F172A
AAA

CSS Implementation

.bg-color { background-color: #42E2E9; }
.text-color { color: #42E2E9; }
.border-color { border: 2px solid #42E2E9; }

Similar Colors

Darkturquoise
#00CED1