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#42dfdc

a balanced, vivid cyan · cool · closest name: turquoise

RGB
66, 223, 220
HSL
179°, 71%, 57%
CMYK
70, 0, 1, 13
Luminance
0.5910

Every format

HEX#42dfdc
RGBrgb(66, 223, 220)
HSLhsl(179, 71%, 57%)
CMYKcmyk(70%, 0%, 1%, 13%)
LABlab(81.3 -40.1 -10.3)
LCHlch(81.3 41.4 194.4)
OKLCHoklch(0.824 0.127 193.1)

Copy-ready code

/* CSS */
color: #42dfdc;
background-color: #42dfdc;
/* Tailwind (arbitrary) */
class="text-[#42dfdc] bg-[#42dfdc]"
/* SCSS */
$brand: #42dfdc;
/* SwiftUI */
Color(red: 0.259, green: 0.875, blue: 0.863)
/* Android */
Color.parseColor("#42dfdc")

Accessibility — WCAG contrast

Aa
#42dfdc on white: 1.64:1
AA ✗ fail · AA-large · AAA
Aa
#42dfdc on black: 12.82:1
AA ✓ pass · AA-large · AAA
true color
protanopia
deuteranopia
tritanopia

RGB percentages

Red25.9%
Green87.5%
Blue86.3%

CMYK percentages

Cyan70.4%
Magenta0.0%
Yellow1.3%
Key (black)12.5%

Color previews

#42dfdc text on a black background

contrast 12.82:1

Card sample

#42dfdc text on a white background

contrast 1.64:1

Card sample

CSS3 live lab

Text font color

The quick brown fox

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

Glowing headline

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

Soft neon halo

text-shadow: 0 0 14px rgba(66, 223, 220, 0.45);
Div box shadow
Elevated card
box-shadow: 0 12px 32px -8px rgba(66, 223, 220, 0.45);
Border & gradient
Gradient panel
border: 3px solid #42dfdc;
background: linear-gradient(135deg, #42dfdc, #4279DF);

Monochromatic scale

Palettes built from #42dfdc

Shades — darker

Tints — lighter

Hue & tone neighbors

Color harmonies

Nearest named colors

Work with #42dfdc in the Color Lab