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#42ceca color: Medium Turquoise

#42ceca is rgb(66, 206, 202) in RGB and oklch(77.745% 0.11703 192.231) in OKLCH. Every other format, shade and contrast value is below.

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178°
100%

77.7%
0.117
192°
  • Cyan
  • Light
  • Vivid
  • Cool
  • ≈ Turquoise
  • teal-400
  • Black 19%

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text
1.92:1Hard to read
Lc -41
Black text
10.91:1Readable · AA
Lc 67

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About #42ceca

#42ceca is a bright light cyan color. In OKLCH it has 77.7% lightness, 0.117 chroma and a hue of 192°.

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text on it reaches 1.92:1 contrast and black text 10.91:1, so black text reads better.

The closest named color is Medium Turquoise (#48d1cc). In Tailwind CSS the closest color is teal-400.

More light cyan colors

Lighter: #42ceca mixed with white

  1. 42ceca
  2. 5ed3cf
  3. 75d8d4
  4. 89ddda
  5. 9ce2df
  6. aee7e4
  7. bfecea
  8. cff1ef
  9. dff6f4
  10. effafa

Darker: #42ceca mixed with black

  1. 42ceca
  2. 38b3af
  3. 2f9895
  4. 257f7c
  5. 1c6664
  6. 144e4d
  7. 0b3837
  8. 052322
  9. 010f0f
  10. 000202

Calmer: #42ceca with less saturation

  1. 42ceca
  2. 56ccc8
  3. 66cac6
  4. 74c8c4
  5. 80c5c2
  6. 8bc3c0
  7. 94c1be
  8. 9ebebc
  9. a6bcba
  10. afb9b8

Questions about #42ceca

What color is #42ceca?

#42ceca is bright light cyan. The closest named color is Medium Turquoise. In RGB it is rgb(66, 206, 202), in HSL hsl(178.29, 58.82%, 53.33%) and in OKLCH oklch(77.745% 0.11703 192.231).

What colors go well with #42ceca?

The complementary color of #42ceca is #f796a2. For a calmer combination use the analogous colors #69cea0 and #50c7ec. The triadic partners are #d0a0ed and #e5aa5d.

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

Black text reads better on #42ceca: white gives a contrast ratio of 1.92:1 and black gives 10.91:1. WCAG AA asks for at least 4.5:1 for body text.

Is #42ceca a warm or cool color?

#42ceca is a cool color. In OKLCH its hue is 192 degrees, its lightness 77.7% and its chroma 0.117.