#42E9DB

A medium, vivid cyan closely aligning with Turquoise.

About #42E9DB

At its core, #42E9DB is a medium and vivid hue. If you're using CSS, you might find it aligns closely with Turquoise. Its digital footprint relies on 66 parts red, 233 parts green, and 219 parts blue light.

When sending designs containing this color to a printer, the CMYK values come into play. Its ink density profile breaks down to 72% cyan, 0% magenta, 6% yellow, and 9% black. The HSL representation is 175.0° hue, 79.1% saturation, and 58.6% lightness.

Ensuring your text is legible against this background is a key part of web design. 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#42E9DB
RGB66, 233, 219
HSL175.0°, 79.1%, 58.6%
CMYK72%, 0%, 6%, 9%
HSV175.0°, 71.7%, 91.4%
LAB84.3, -44.8, -5.5
XYZ44.2, 64.6, 77.1
Decimal4385243

Color Harmonies

Complementary

Analogous

Triadic

Tints, Shades & Tones

Tints (Adding White)

Shades (Adding Black)

WCAG Contrast Accessibility

1.51:1
Text on #FFFFFF
FAIL
13.91:1
Text on #000000
AAA
1.44:1
Text on #F8FAFC
FAIL
11.83:1
Text on #0F172A
AAA

CSS Implementation

.bg-color { background-color: #42E9DB; }
.text-color { color: #42E9DB; }
.border-color { border: 2px solid #42E9DB; }

Similar Colors

Turquoise
#40E0D0