#42cdac
a balanced, vivid cyan · cool · closest name: turquoise
RGB
66, 205, 172
HSL
166°, 58%, 53%
CMYK
68, 0, 16, 20
Luminance
0.4780
Every format
| HEX | #42cdac |
| RGB | rgb(66, 205, 172) |
| HSL | hsl(166, 58%, 53%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(68%, 0%, 16%, 20%) |
| LAB | lab(74.7 -44.8 5.7) |
| LCH | lch(74.7 45.2 172.8) |
| OKLCH | oklch(0.766 0.128 173.6) |
Copy-ready code
/* CSS */
color: #42cdac;
background-color: #42cdac;
/* Tailwind (arbitrary) */
class="text-[#42cdac] bg-[#42cdac]"
/* SCSS */
$brand: #42cdac;
/* SwiftUI */
Color(red: 0.259, green: 0.804, blue: 0.675)
/* Android */
Color.parseColor("#42cdac")Accessibility — WCAG contrast
Aa
#42cdac on white: 1.99:1
AA ✗ fail · AA-large ✗ · AAA ✗
Aa
#42cdac on black: 10.56:1
AA ✓ pass · AA-large ✓ · AAA ✓
true color
protanopia
deuteranopia
tritanopia
RGB percentages
Red25.9%
Green80.4%
Blue67.5%
CMYK percentages
Cyan67.8%
Magenta0.0%
Yellow16.1%
Key (black)19.6%
Color previews
#42cdac text on a black background
contrast 10.56:1
Card sample
#42cdac text on a white background
contrast 1.99:1
Card sample
CSS3 live lab
Text font color
The quick brown fox
color: #42cdac;
Background color
Panel with #42cdac background
background-color: #42cdac;
Text shadow — hex
Glowing headline
text-shadow: 2px 2px 8px #42cdac;
Text shadow — RGB
Soft neon halo
text-shadow: 0 0 14px rgba(66, 205, 172, 0.45);
Div box shadow
Elevated card
box-shadow: 0 12px 32px -8px rgba(66, 205, 172, 0.45);
Border & gradient
Gradient panel
border: 3px solid #42cdac; background: linear-gradient(135deg, #42cdac, #4291CD);