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#42dfcc

a balanced, vivid cyan · cool · “turquoise”

RGB
66, 223, 204
HSL
173°, 71%, 57%
CMYK
70, 0, 9, 13
Luminance
0.5829

Every format

HEX#42dfcc
RGBrgb(66, 223, 204)
HSLhsl(173, 71%, 57%)
CMYKcmyk(70%, 0%, 9%, 13%)
LABlab(80.9 -44.5 -2.4)
LCHlch(80.9 44.5 183.1)
OKLCHoklch(0.819 0.131 183.2)

Copy-ready code

/* CSS */
color: #42dfcc;
background-color: #42dfcc;
/* Tailwind (arbitrary) */
class="text-[#42dfcc] bg-[#42dfcc]"
/* SCSS */
$brand: #42dfcc;
/* SwiftUI */
Color(red: 0.259, green: 0.875, blue: 0.800)
/* Android */
Color.parseColor("#42dfcc")

Accessibility — WCAG contrast

Aa
#42dfcc on white: 1.66:1
AA ✗ fail · AA-large · AAA
Aa
#42dfcc on black: 12.66:1
AA ✓ pass · AA-large · AAA
true color
protanopia
deuteranopia
tritanopia

RGB percentages

Red25.9%
Green87.5%
Blue80.0%

CMYK percentages

Cyan70.4%
Magenta0.0%
Yellow8.5%
Key (black)12.5%

Color previews

#42dfcc text on a black background

contrast 12.66:1

Card sample

#42dfcc text on a white background

contrast 1.66:1

Card sample

CSS3 live lab

Text font color

The quick brown fox

color: #42dfcc;
Background color
Panel with #42dfcc background
background-color: #42dfcc;
Text shadow — hex

Glowing headline

text-shadow: 2px 2px 8px #42dfcc;
Text shadow — RGB

Soft neon halo

text-shadow: 0 0 14px rgba(66, 223, 204, 0.45);
Div box shadow
Elevated card
box-shadow: 0 12px 32px -8px rgba(66, 223, 204, 0.45);
Border & gradient
Gradient panel
border: 3px solid #42dfcc;
background: linear-gradient(135deg, #42dfcc, #428ADF);

Monochromatic scale

Palettes built from #42dfcc

Shades — darker

Tints — lighter

Hue & tone neighbors

Color harmonies

Nearest named colors

Work with #42dfcc in the Color Lab