All About Color #42E0CE

#42E0CE

About #42E0CE

#42E0CE is a medium cyan color with the hex code #42E0CE. In RGB it is red 66, green 224, blue 206; in HSL it is hue 173°, saturation 72%, lightness 57%; in CMYK it is 71%, 0%, 8%, 12%. Its contrast ratio is 1.64:1 on white and 12.79:1 on black.

#42E0CE Color Conversion

Hex triplet42, E0, CE
CMYK70.54%, 0.00%, 8.04%, 12.16%
RGB Decimal66, 224, 206
HSL173°, 72%, 57%
RGB Octal102, 340, 316
HSV (HSB)173.16°, 70.54%, 87.84%
RGB Binary1000010, 11100000, 11001110
CIE-L*AB81.25, -44.36, -2.99
RGB Percent25.88%, 87.84%, 80.78%
CIE-L*CH81.25, 44.46, 183.86
XYZ40.04, 58.93, 67.66
CIE-L*UV81.25, -58.83, 2.42
xyY0.24, 0.35, 58.93
Hunter-Lab76.76, -41.22, 1.48
RYB25.88%, 58.73%, 87.84%

Color Accessibility Scores

#42E0CE on a dark background: contrast 12.79:1, passes WCAG AAA.
#42E0CE on a light background: contrast 1.64:1, fails WCAG AA.

Color Shades

Tints and shades of #42E0CE, from lightest to darkest. Each swatch links to its own color page.

Related Palettes

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Complementary palette

#42E0CE · #91EDE2 · #1CAB9A · #E04255 · #ED919C

Analogous palette

#55E042 · #42E07F · #42E0CE · #42A4E0 · #4255E0

Triadic palette

#42E0CE · #CE42E0 · #E0CE42 · #91EDE2 · #E291ED

Tetradic palette

#42E0CE · #7F42E0 · #E04255 · #A4E042 · #1CAB9A

Monochromatic palette

#13766B · #1EB8A6 · #42E0CE · #84EBDF · #C6F6F0

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