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#42c2bc color: Tint of Turquoise

#42c2bc is rgb(66, 194, 188) in RGB and oklch(74.367% 0.11025 190.565) in OKLCH. Every other format, shade and contrast value is below.

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177°
100%

74.4%
0.110
191°
  • Teal
  • Light
  • Vivid
  • Cool
  • ≈ Mint
  • teal-500
  • Black 24%

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text
2.17:1Hard to read
Lc -47
Black text
9.67:1Readable · AA
Lc 62

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About #42c2bc

#42c2bc is a bright light teal color. In OKLCH it has 74.4% lightness, 0.11 chroma and a hue of 191°.

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text on it reaches 2.17:1 contrast and black text 9.67:1, 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 teal colors

Lighter: #42c2bc mixed with white

  1. 42c2bc
  2. 5dc8c3
  3. 73cfc9
  4. 87d5d0
  5. 9adbd6
  6. ace1dd
  7. bde7e4
  8. ceedeb
  9. def3f1
  10. eff9f8

Darker: #42c2bc mixed with black

  1. 42c2bc
  2. 38a8a3
  3. 2f8f8b
  4. 257773
  5. 1c605d
  6. 144947
  7. 0b3432
  8. 05201f
  9. 010e0d
  10. 000202

Calmer: #42c2bc with less saturation

  1. 42c2bc
  2. 54c0ba
  3. 62beb9
  4. 6fbcb7
  5. 79bab6
  6. 83b8b4
  7. 8cb5b2
  8. 95b3b1
  9. 9db1af
  10. a5aead

Questions about #42c2bc

What color is #42c2bc?

#42c2bc is bright light teal. The closest named color is Tint of Turquoise. In RGB it is rgb(66, 194, 188), in HSL hsl(177.19, 51.2%, 50.98%) and in OKLCH oklch(74.367% 0.11025 190.565).

What colors go well with #42c2bc?

The complementary color of #42c2bc is #e88e9b. For a calmer combination use the analogous colors #67c295 and #4cbcdc. The triadic partners are #c298e0 and #d89f59.

Is white or black text more readable on #42c2bc?

Black text reads better on #42c2bc: white gives a contrast ratio of 2.17:1 and black gives 9.67:1. WCAG AA asks for at least 4.5:1 for body text.

Is #42c2bc a warm or cool color?

#42c2bc is a cool color. In OKLCH its hue is 191 degrees, its lightness 74.4% and its chroma 0.11.