HEX Color #42E2F8 (Darkturquoise)

About #42E2F8

The precise color #42E2F8 is an excellent choice for modern design projects. If you're using CSS, you might find it aligns closely with Darkturquoise. To achieve this exact tint on a monitor, you would use an RGB mix of 66, 226, and 248.

While screens use RGB, printing presses rely on Cyan, Magenta, Yellow, and Key (black). This specific hue requires a mix of 73% C, 9% M, 0% Y, and 3% K. The HSL representation is 187.3° hue, 92.9% saturation, and 61.6% lightness.

Ensuring your text is legible against this background is a key part of web design. Mathematical luminance calculations suggest that #000000 text provides the most optimal reading experience. Strict adherence to these ratios protects visually impaired users from unreadable interfaces.

Color Space Conversions

HEX#42E2F8

RGB66, 226, 248

HSL187.3°, 92.9%, 61.6%

CMYK73%, 9%, 0%, 3%

HSV187.3°, 73.4%, 97.3%

LAB83.1, -33.4, -22.5

XYZ46.4, 62.3, 98.4

Decimal4383480

Color Harmonies

Complementary

#42E2F8 #F75842

Analogous

#42F7B3 #4286F7

Triadic

#F742E1 #E1F742

Tetradic

#B342F7 #F75842 #86F742

Tints, Shades & Tones

Tints (Adding White)

#42E2F8

#57E5F8

#6CE8F9

#81EBFA

#96EEFB

#ABF2FB

#C0F5FC

#D5F8FD

#EAFBFE

#FFFFFF

Shades (Adding Black)

#42E2F8

#3AC8DC

#33AFC0

#2C96A5

#247D89

#1D646E

#164B52

#0E3237

#07191B

#000000

WCAG Contrast Accessibility

1.56:1

Text on #FFFFFF

FAIL

13.47:1

Text on #000000

AAA

1.49:1

Text on #F8FAFC

FAIL

11.45:1

Text on #0F172A

AAA

CSS Implementation

.bg-color { background-color: #42E2F8; }

.text-color { color: #42E2F8; }

.border-color { border: 2px solid #42E2F8; }

Similar Colors

Darkturquoise

#00CED1