#42cdcd
a balanced, vivid cyan · cool · closest name: turquoise
RGB
66, 205, 205
HSL
180°, 58%, 53%
CMYK
68, 0, 0, 20
Luminance
0.4923
Every format
| HEX | #42cdcd |
| RGB | rgb(66, 205, 205) |
| HSL | hsl(180, 58%, 53%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(68%, 0%, 0%, 20%) |
| LAB | lab(75.6 -36.1 -10.8) |
| LCH | lch(75.6 37.7 196.7) |
| OKLCH | oklch(0.776 0.116 195.0) |
Copy-ready code
/* CSS */
color: #42cdcd;
background-color: #42cdcd;
/* Tailwind (arbitrary) */
class="text-[#42cdcd] bg-[#42cdcd]"
/* SCSS */
$brand: #42cdcd;
/* SwiftUI */
Color(red: 0.259, green: 0.804, blue: 0.804)
/* Android */
Color.parseColor("#42cdcd")Accessibility — WCAG contrast
Aa
#42cdcd on white: 1.94:1
AA ✗ fail · AA-large ✗ · AAA ✗
Aa
#42cdcd on black: 10.85:1
AA ✓ pass · AA-large ✓ · AAA ✓
true color
protanopia
deuteranopia
tritanopia
RGB percentages
Red25.9%
Green80.4%
Blue80.4%
CMYK percentages
Cyan67.8%
Magenta0.0%
Yellow0.0%
Key (black)19.6%
Color previews
#42cdcd text on a black background
contrast 10.85:1
Card sample
#42cdcd text on a white background
contrast 1.94:1
Card sample
CSS3 live lab
Text font color
The quick brown fox
color: #42cdcd;
Background color
Panel with #42cdcd background
background-color: #42cdcd;
Text shadow — hex
Glowing headline
text-shadow: 2px 2px 8px #42cdcd;
Text shadow — RGB
Soft neon halo
text-shadow: 0 0 14px rgba(66, 205, 205, 0.45);
Div box shadow
Elevated card
box-shadow: 0 12px 32px -8px rgba(66, 205, 205, 0.45);
Border & gradient
Gradient panel
border: 3px solid #42cdcd; background: linear-gradient(135deg, #42cdcd, #4270CD);