#42dbc9
a balanced, vivid cyan · cool · “turquoise”
RGB
66, 219, 201
HSL
173°, 68%, 56%
CMYK
70, 0, 8, 14
Luminance
0.5604
Every format
| HEX | #42dbc9 |
| RGB | rgb(66, 219, 201) |
| HSL | hsl(173, 68%, 56%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(70%, 0%, 8%, 14%) |
| LAB | lab(79.6 -43.5 -2.7) |
| LCH | lch(79.6 43.6 183.6) |
| OKLCH | oklch(0.808 0.128 183.6) |
Copy-ready code
/* CSS */
color: #42dbc9;
background-color: #42dbc9;
/* Tailwind (arbitrary) */
class="text-[#42dbc9] bg-[#42dbc9]"
/* SCSS */
$brand: #42dbc9;
/* SwiftUI */
Color(red: 0.259, green: 0.859, blue: 0.788)
/* Android */
Color.parseColor("#42dbc9")Accessibility — WCAG contrast
Aa
#42dbc9 on white: 1.72:1
AA ✗ fail · AA-large ✗ · AAA ✗
Aa
#42dbc9 on black: 12.21:1
AA ✓ pass · AA-large ✓ · AAA ✓
true color
protanopia
deuteranopia
tritanopia
RGB percentages
Red25.9%
Green85.9%
Blue78.8%
CMYK percentages
Cyan69.9%
Magenta0.0%
Yellow8.2%
Key (black)14.1%
Color previews
#42dbc9 text on a black background
contrast 12.21:1
Card sample
#42dbc9 text on a white background
contrast 1.72:1
Card sample
CSS3 live lab
Text font color
The quick brown fox
color: #42dbc9;
Background color
Panel with #42dbc9 background
background-color: #42dbc9;
Text shadow — hex
Glowing headline
text-shadow: 2px 2px 8px #42dbc9;
Text shadow — RGB
Soft neon halo
text-shadow: 0 0 14px rgba(66, 219, 201, 0.45);
Div box shadow
Elevated card
box-shadow: 0 12px 32px -8px rgba(66, 219, 201, 0.45);
Border & gradient
Gradient panel
border: 3px solid #42dbc9; background: linear-gradient(135deg, #42dbc9, #4287DB);