#42F8CC
A light, vivid cyan closely aligning with Aquamarine.
About #42F8CC
Visually, #42F8CC is defined as a vivid cyan. It is closely associated with the named CSS color Aquamarine. In the RGB color space, it consists of 66 red, 248 green, and 204 blue.
When sending designs containing this color to a printer, the CMYK values come into play. The color uses 73% Cyan, 0% Magenta, 18% Yellow, and 3% Black. The HSL representation is 165.5° hue, 92.9% saturation, and 61.6% lightness.
Contrast ratios determine whether this color is safe for typography. Because it is a light color, it is generally recommended to use #000000 text. Be sure to check our contrast matrix below to see exactly how it performs against common backgrounds.
Color Space Conversions
HEX#42F8CC
RGB66, 248, 204
HSL165.5°, 92.9%, 61.6%
CMYK73%, 0%, 18%, 3%
HSV165.5°, 73.4%, 97.3%
LAB88.3, -54.9, 8.3
XYZ46.7, 72.7, 68.7
Decimal4389068
Color Harmonies
Tints, Shades & Tones
Tints (Adding White)
Shades (Adding Black)
WCAG Contrast Accessibility
1.35:1
Text on #FFFFFF
FAIL
15.53:1
Text on #000000
AAA
1.29:1
Text on #F8FAFC
FAIL
13.20:1
Text on #0F172A
AAA
CSS Implementation
.bg-color {
background-color: #42F8CC;
}
.text-color {
color: #42F8CC;
}
.border-color {
border: 2px solid #42F8CC;
}