HEX Color #42FFFF (Aqua)

About #42FFFF

The hex code #42FFFF represents a beautifully specific shade of cyan. If you're using CSS, you might find it aligns closely with Aqua. In the RGB color space, it consists of 66 red, 255 green, and 255 blue.

Translating this color to physical media requires the CMYK color model. To reproduce this shade on paper, a printer utilizes 74% cyan and 0% magenta inks. With a hue angle of 180.0 degrees, it sits comfortably in the cyan spectrum.

Contrast ratios determine whether this color is safe for typography. Mathematical luminance calculations suggest that #000000 text provides the most optimal reading experience. Be sure to check our contrast matrix below to see exactly how it performs against common backgrounds.

Color Space Conversions

HEX#42FFFF

RGB66, 255, 255

HSL180.0°, 100.0%, 62.9%

CMYK74%, 0%, 0%, 0%

HSV180.0°, 74.1%, 100.0%

LAB91.6, -44.7, -13.3

XYZ56.1, 79.9, 107.1

Decimal4390911

Color Harmonies

Complementary

#42FFFF #FF4141

Analogous

#41FFA0 #41A0FF

Triadic

#FF41FE #FEFF41

Tetradic

#A041FF #FF4141 #A0FF41

Tints, Shades & Tones

Tints (Adding White)

#42FFFF

#57FFFF

#6CFFFF

#81FFFF

#96FFFF

#ABFFFF

#C0FFFF

#D5FFFF

#EAFFFF

#FFFFFF

Shades (Adding Black)

#42FFFF

#3AE2E2

#33C6C6

#2CAAAA

#248D8D

#1D7171

#165555

#0E3838

#071C1C

#000000

WCAG Contrast Accessibility

1.24:1

Text on #FFFFFF

FAIL

16.98:1

Text on #000000

AAA

1.18:1

Text on #F8FAFC

FAIL

14.43:1

Text on #0F172A

AAA

CSS Implementation

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

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

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

Similar Colors

Aqua

#00FFFF