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#42d2df

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

RGB
66, 210, 223
HSL
185°, 71%, 57%
CMYK
70, 6, 0, 13
Luminance
0.5258

Every format

HEX#42d2df
RGBrgb(66, 210, 223)
HSLhsl(185, 71%, 57%)
CMYKcmyk(70%, 6%, 0%, 13%)
LABlab(77.6 -33.3 -17.5)
LCHlch(77.6 37.6 207.7)
OKLCHoklch(0.794 0.120 203.9)

Copy-ready code

/* CSS */
color: #42d2df;
background-color: #42d2df;
/* Tailwind (arbitrary) */
class="text-[#42d2df] bg-[#42d2df]"
/* SCSS */
$brand: #42d2df;
/* SwiftUI */
Color(red: 0.259, green: 0.824, blue: 0.875)
/* Android */
Color.parseColor("#42d2df")

Accessibility — WCAG contrast

Aa
#42d2df on white: 1.82:1
AA ✗ fail · AA-large · AAA
Aa
#42d2df on black: 11.52:1
AA ✓ pass · AA-large · AAA
true color
protanopia
deuteranopia
tritanopia

RGB percentages

Red25.9%
Green82.4%
Blue87.5%

CMYK percentages

Cyan70.4%
Magenta5.8%
Yellow0.0%
Key (black)12.5%

Color previews

#42d2df text on a black background

contrast 11.52:1

Card sample

#42d2df text on a white background

contrast 1.82:1

Card sample

CSS3 live lab

Text font color

The quick brown fox

color: #42d2df;
Background color
Panel with #42d2df background
background-color: #42d2df;
Text shadow — hex

Glowing headline

text-shadow: 2px 2px 8px #42d2df;
Text shadow — RGB

Soft neon halo

text-shadow: 0 0 14px rgba(66, 210, 223, 0.45);
Div box shadow
Elevated card
box-shadow: 0 12px 32px -8px rgba(66, 210, 223, 0.45);
Border & gradient
Gradient panel
border: 3px solid #42d2df;
background: linear-gradient(135deg, #42d2df, #4269DF);

Monochromatic scale

Palettes built from #42d2df

Shades — darker

Tints — lighter

Hue & tone neighbors

Color harmonies

Nearest named colors

Work with #42d2df in the Color Lab