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#42cbcf color: Sea Serpent

#42cbcf is rgb(66, 203, 207) in RGB and oklch(77.194% 0.11479 197.891) in OKLCH. Every other format, shade and contrast value is below.

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182°
100%

77.2%
0.115
198°
  • Cyan
  • Light
  • Vivid
  • Cool
  • ≈ Turquoise
  • teal-400
  • Black 19%

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text
1.97:1Hard to read
Lc -42
Black text
10.68:1Readable · AA
Lc 66

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About #42cbcf

#42cbcf is a bright light cyan color. In OKLCH it has 77.2% lightness, 0.115 chroma and a hue of 198°.

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text on it reaches 1.97:1 contrast and black text 10.68:1, so black text reads better.

The closest named color is Sea Serpent (#4bc7cf). In Tailwind CSS the closest color is teal-400.

More light cyan colors

Lighter: #42cbcf mixed with white

  1. 42cbcf
  2. 5ed0d4
  3. 75d6d9
  4. 89dbdd
  5. 9ce0e2
  6. ade6e7
  7. beebec
  8. cff0f1
  9. dff5f5
  10. effafa

Darker: #42cbcf mixed with black

  1. 42cbcf
  2. 38b0b4
  3. 2f9699
  4. 257d7f
  5. 1c6567
  6. 144d4f
  7. 0b3738
  8. 052223
  9. 010f10
  10. 000202

Calmer: #42cbcf with less saturation

  1. 42cbcf
  2. 56c9cc
  3. 66c7ca
  4. 73c5c7
  5. 7fc3c5
  6. 89c1c2
  7. 93bebf
  8. 9cbcbd
  9. a5baba
  10. adb7b7

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Colors that go with #42cbcf

Complementary
#42cbcf#f59699
Analogous
#42cbcf#60cca7#59c3ee
Triadic
#42cbcf#d39de5#ddab5a
Split
#42cbcf#eb96c2#f19e73

Questions about #42cbcf

What color is #42cbcf?

#42cbcf is bright light cyan. The closest named color is Sea Serpent. In RGB it is rgb(66, 203, 207), in HSL hsl(181.7, 59.49%, 53.53%) and in OKLCH oklch(77.194% 0.11479 197.891).

What colors go well with #42cbcf?

The complementary color of #42cbcf is #f59699. For a calmer combination use the analogous colors #60cca7 and #59c3ee. The triadic partners are #d39de5 and #ddab5a.

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

Black text reads better on #42cbcf: white gives a contrast ratio of 1.97:1 and black gives 10.68:1. WCAG AA asks for at least 4.5:1 for body text.

Is #42cbcf a warm or cool color?

#42cbcf is a cool color. In OKLCH its hue is 198 degrees, its lightness 77.2% and its chroma 0.115.