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#42e3d2 color: Fresh Turquoise

#42e3d2 is rgb(66, 227, 210) in RGB and oklch(83.058% 0.13194 184.596) in OKLCH. Every other format, shade and contrast value is below.

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174°
100%

83.1%
0.132
185°
  • Teal
  • Light
  • Vivid
  • Cool
  • ≈ Turquoise
  • teal-300
  • Black 11%

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text
1.60:1Hard to read
Lc -30
Black text
13.15:1Readable · AA
Lc 77

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About #42e3d2

#42e3d2 is a bright light teal color. In OKLCH it has 83.1% lightness, 0.132 chroma and a hue of 185°.

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text on it reaches 1.6:1 contrast and black text 13.15:1, so black text reads better.

The closest named color is Fresh Turquoise (#40e0d0). In Tailwind CSS the closest color is teal-300.

More light teal colors

Lighter: #42e3d2 mixed with white

  1. 42e3d2
  2. 61e6d6
  3. 79e9db
  4. 8eecdf
  5. a0efe4
  6. b2f2e8
  7. c2f5ed
  8. d2f7f1
  9. e1faf6
  10. f0fdfa

Darker: #42e3d2 mixed with black

  1. 42e3d2
  2. 38c5b6
  3. 2fa89b
  4. 258c81
  5. 1c7168
  6. 145750
  7. 0b3f39
  8. 052724
  9. 011210
  10. 000302

Calmer: #42e3d2 with less saturation

  1. 42e3d2
  2. 5be1d1
  3. 6dded0
  4. 7ddbcf
  5. 8ad9ce
  6. 96d6cd
  7. a2d3cc
  8. acd0cb
  9. b5cdc9
  10. bfcac8

Questions about #42e3d2

What color is #42e3d2?

#42e3d2 is bright light teal. The closest named color is Fresh Turquoise. In RGB it is rgb(66, 227, 210), in HSL hsl(173.66, 74.19%, 57.45%) and in OKLCH oklch(83.058% 0.13194 184.596).

What colors go well with #42e3d2?

The complementary color of #42e3d2 is #ffa5bd. For a calmer combination use the analogous colors #7ce1a1 and #41ddfc. The triadic partners are #dbb1ff and #ffb465.

Is white or black text more readable on #42e3d2?

Black text reads better on #42e3d2: white gives a contrast ratio of 1.6:1 and black gives 13.15:1. WCAG AA asks for at least 4.5:1 for body text.

Is #42e3d2 a warm or cool color?

#42e3d2 is a cool color. In OKLCH its hue is 185 degrees, its lightness 83.1% and its chroma 0.132.