#42d8cd color: Turquoise Panic
#42d8cd is rgb(66, 216, 205) in RGB and oklch(80.254% 0.12412 187.809) in OKLCH. Every other format, shade and contrast value is below.
Read as HEX
- Ctrl Vpaste a color anywhere
- Spacerandom color
- Ccopy HEX
- Teal
- Light
- Vivid
- Cool
- ≈ Turquoise
- teal-400
- Black 15%
Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.
Shades
From lightest to darkest. Click a shade to use it.
Harmonies
Open as paletteRecent
Colors you stop on or copy appear here. They stay on this device.
About #42d8cd
#42d8cd is a bright light teal color. In OKLCH it has 80.3% lightness, 0.124 chroma and a hue of 188°.
Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.
White text on it reaches 1.76:1 contrast and black text 11.94:1, so black text reads better.
The closest named color is Turquoise Panic (#30d5c8). In Tailwind CSS the closest color is teal-400.
Lighter: #42d8cd mixed with white
Darker: #42d8cd mixed with black
Calmer: #42d8cd with less saturation
Similar named colors
Colors that go with #42d8cd
Questions about #42d8cd
What color is #42d8cd?
#42d8cd is bright light teal. The closest named color is Turquoise Panic. In RGB it is rgb(66, 216, 205), in HSL hsl(175.6, 65.79%, 55.29%) and in OKLCH oklch(80.254% 0.12412 187.809).
What colors go well with #42d8cd?
The complementary color of #42d8cd is #ff9caf. For a calmer combination use the analogous colors #72d79f and #49d1f3. The triadic partners are #d4a9fc and #f3af61.
Is white or black text more readable on #42d8cd?
Black text reads better on #42d8cd: white gives a contrast ratio of 1.76:1 and black gives 11.94:1. WCAG AA asks for at least 4.5:1 for body text.
Is #42d8cd a warm or cool color?
#42d8cd is a cool color. In OKLCH its hue is 188 degrees, its lightness 80.3% and its chroma 0.124.