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#42beba color: Tint of Turquoise

#42beba is rgb(66, 190, 186) in RGB and oklch(73.325% 0.10751 191.99) in OKLCH. Every other format, shade and contrast value is below.

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178°
100%

73.3%
0.108
192°
  • Cyan
  • Light
  • Vivid
  • Cool
  • ≈ Mint
  • teal-500
  • Black 25%

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text
2.26:1Hard to read
Lc -49
Black text
9.31:1Readable · AA
Lc 60

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About #42beba

#42beba is a bright light cyan color. In OKLCH it has 73.3% lightness, 0.108 chroma and a hue of 192°.

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text on it reaches 2.26:1 contrast and black text 9.31:1, so black text reads better.

The closest named color is Tint of Turquoise (#41bfb5). In Tailwind CSS the closest color is teal-500.

More light cyan colors

Lighter: #42beba mixed with white

  1. 42beba
  2. 5cc5c1
  3. 72cbc8
  4. 86d2ce
  5. 99d8d5
  6. abdfdc
  7. bce5e3
  8. cdecea
  9. def2f1
  10. eff9f8

Darker: #42beba mixed with black

  1. 42beba
  2. 38a5a1
  3. 2f8c89
  4. 257572
  5. 1c5e5c
  6. 144846
  7. 0b3332
  8. 051f1e
  9. 010d0d
  10. 000202

Calmer: #42beba with less saturation

  1. 42beba
  2. 53bcb8
  3. 61bab7
  4. 6db8b5
  5. 77b6b3
  6. 81b4b1
  7. 8ab2b0
  8. 92b0ae
  9. 9aadac
  10. a1abaa

Questions about #42beba

What color is #42beba?

#42beba is bright light cyan. The closest named color is Tint of Turquoise. In RGB it is rgb(66, 190, 186), in HSL hsl(178.06, 48.82%, 50.2%) and in OKLCH oklch(73.325% 0.10751 191.99).

What colors go well with #42beba?

The complementary color of #42beba is #e38c97. For a calmer combination use the analogous colors #63be94 and #4eb8d9. The triadic partners are #bf95da and #d39d58.

Is white or black text more readable on #42beba?

Black text reads better on #42beba: white gives a contrast ratio of 2.26:1 and black gives 9.31:1. WCAG AA asks for at least 4.5:1 for body text.

Is #42beba a warm or cool color?

#42beba is a cool color. In OKLCH its hue is 192 degrees, its lightness 73.3% and its chroma 0.108.