#42ecdf Color Information

#42ecdf Color Information
Details | Shades, Tints, and Tones | Variations | Color Coordinates | Color Schemes | HTML+CSS Examples | Coding & Programming | Color Blindness | Accessibility | Related Colors

The hexadecimal value (hex value) of this color is #42ecdf. In RGB, it consists of 25.9% Red, 92.5% Green, and 87.5% Blue. Likewise, in the CMYK color space, it consists of 72% Cyan, 0% Magenta, 5.5% Yellow, and 7.5% Black. On the color wheel, its Hue is found at 175.4°, with saturation of 81.7% and lightness of 59.2%. The decimal value for #42ecdf is 4386015, and its nearest "web safe" color is #33ffcc. In the RGB color space, the strongest component for #42ecdf is green. In the CMYK color space, its strongest component is cyan. And in the RYB color space, its strongest component is blue.
  • HexHex code for this color#42ecdf Copy
  • NameThe common name of this color(Unnamed) Copy
  • RGBRed, Green, Blue composition for this color66, 236, 223 Copy
  • RGB PercentPercent Red, Green, Blue composition for this color25.9%, 92.5%, 87.5% Copy
  • CMYCyan, Magenta, Yellow composition for this color0.741, 0.075, 0.125 Copy
  • CMYKCyan, Magenta, Yellow, Black composition for this color0.72, 0, 0.055, 0.075 Copy
  • HSLHue, Saturation, Lightness combination for this color175.4°, 81.7%, 59.2% Copy
  • HSV (or HSB)Hue, Saturation, Brightness combination for this color175.4°, 72.0%, 92.5% Copy
  • XYZCIE 1931 color space XYZ coordinates for this color45.562, 66.477, 80.242 Copy
  • RYBRed, Yellow, Blue composition for this color66, 154, 236 Copy
  • DecimalDecimal representation of this color's hex code4386015 Copy
  • CIE-LABCIELAB color space coordinates for this color85.239, -45.063, -6.102 Copy
  • CIE-LCHCIE-LCH color space coordinates for this color (chroma, hue, etc.)85.239, 45.475, 187.712 Copy
  • CIE-LUVCIE-LUV color space coordinates for this color85.239, -61.879, -2.409 Copy
  • Hunter LabHunter-Lab color space coordinates for this color81.533, -42.936, -1.278 Copy
  • xyYCIE xyY color space coordinates for this color0.237, 0.346, 66.477 Copy
  • AndroidValue of this color in Android development4282576095 / 0xff42ecdf Copy
  • Web SafeHex code of the nearest "web safe" version of this color#33ffcc Copy
Last Updated: December 4, 2024

Shades of #42ecdf

Shades are created by adding black to or removing lightness from a particular color. For #42ecdf, its pure hue is 175.4° on the color wheel and its saturation is 81.7%, and its lightness is 59.2%. As the amount of black is added to this hue and we reduce its lightness, the result is increasingly darker shades tints. The palette given below provides 9 different shades of #42ecdf, which — excluding black and our original color — range from #081e1c to #3acfc3.

Tints of #42ecdf

Tints are created by adding white or lightness to a particular color. For #42ecdf, its pure hue is 175.4° on the color wheel and its saturation is 81.7%, and its lightness is 59.2%. As the amount of white (lightness) is added to this hue, the result is increasingly lighter tints. The following palette gives 9 different tints of #42ecdf, which — excluding white and our original color — range from #5aeee3 to #e7fdfb.

Tones of #42ecdf

Tones are the result of adding gray to a pure hue. In the case of #42ecdf, its pure hue is 175.4° on the color wheel and its saturation is 81.7%, so we increase this saturation to create more colorful tones, and decrease the saturation to create grayer tones. The palette shown below gives 9 different tones of #42ecdf, which range from #979797 (the grayest / 0% saturation) to #2fffef (the most colorful / 100% saturation).

Variations of #42ecdf

There are several ways to create color variations and premutations of #42ecdf! For #42ecdf, there are 6 variations of the color that can be created by swapping its Red, Green, and Blue color positions, of which 5 are different from our original color. Among these six variations, there are 6 unique colors including our original color, #42ecdf. Click on these colors to learn more about them, too!

Color Coordinates of #42ecdf

This color, #42ecdf, consists of 25.9% Red, 92.5% Green, and 87.5% Blue, resulting in color coordinates Red = 66, Green = 236, Blue = 223. Likewise, the CMYK color space composition for #42ecdf is 72% Cyan, 0% Magenta, 5.5% Yellow, and 7.5% Black. These values are shown in the following charts and tables.

R25.9%
C72.0%
G92.5%
M0.0%
B87.5%
Y5.5%
K7.5%
Color Base R (Red) G (Green) B (Blue)
Decimal 66 236 223
Octal 102 354 337
Hexa #42 #ec #df
Binary 01000010 11101100 11011111
Color Base C (Cyan) M (Magenta) Y (Yellow) Y (Black)
Decimal 72 0 5 7
Octal 110 0 5 7
Hexa #48 #00 #05 #07
Binary 01001000 00000000 00000101 00000111

Analogous Colors of #42ecdf

Analogous colors are located 30 degrees away from a color's hue on the color wheel. For #42ecdf — which has hue 175.4° — its analogous colors are located at 145.4° and 205.4° on the color wheel, with the same saturation and lightness as #42ecdf.

Triadic Colors of #42ecdf

Triadic colors are located 120 degrees away from a color's hue on the color wheel, which means the original color and its triadic colors are equidistant from one another on the color wheel and form a triangle. For #42ecdf — which has hue 175.4° — its triadic colors are located at 55.4° and 295.4° on the color wheel, with the same saturation and lightness as #42ecdf.

Complementary Color of #42ecdf

A complementary color is located opposite a color on the color wheel (180 degrees away). For #42ecdf — which has hue 175.4° — its complementary color is located at 355.4° on the color wheel, with the same saturation and lightness as #42ecdf.

Split Complementary Colors of #42ecdf

Split complementary colors are the analogs of a color's complement, which places them 210 degrees away on the color wheel from an original color. For #42ecdf — which has hue 175.4° — its split complementary colors its split complementary colors are located at 25.4° and 325.4° on the color wheel, with the same saturation and lightness as #42ecdf.

Tetradic Colors of #42ecdf

Tetradic colors are two sets of complementary colors on either side of a color wheel from each other, forming a rectangle on the color wheel. For #42ecdf — which has hue 175.4° — its tetradic colors are located at 85.4°, 175.4°, 265.4°, and 355.4° on the color wheel, with the same saturation and lightness as #42ecdf.

Monochromatic Colors of #42ecdf

Monochromatic colors are colors that share a common hue but that have different saturations and lightness. For #42ecdf, we show 9 different monochromatic colors of it, ranging from #1baba0 — (which has very low saturation and very low lightness) — to #9cfaf3 (which has a very high saturation and very high lightness).

HTML+CSS Examples & Previews of #42ecdf

We want to make getting started with #42ecdf on your website fast and easy! Below are 8 examples of how to integrate #42ecdf into a website using HTML+CSS. These examples include showing how #42ecdf can be used to color text, backgrounds, shadows, and borders, as well as how it can be used as a solid fill or gradient fill for rectangles. These examples principally make use of <span> and <div> tags, although the CSS shown in particular can be repurposed to make use of #42ecdf with other HTML elements.

#42ecdf Foreground / Text Color

The color of this text is #42ecdf.
<span style="color: #42ecdf;">The color of this text is #42ecdf.</span>

#42ecdf Background Color

The background color for this text is #42ecdf.
<div style="background-color: #42ecdf; width:100%; height:100%; display: flex; justify-content: center; align-items: center;">The background color for this text is #42ecdf.</div>

#42ecdf Text Shadow Color

This color for the shadow of this text is #42ecdf.
<span style="text-shadow: 3px 3px 3px #42ecdf;">This color for the shadow of this text is #42ecdf.</span>

#42ecdf Border Color

This is a div with border color #42ecdf.
<div style="border: #42ecdf 4px solid;width:100%; height:100%; display: flex; justify-content: center; align-items: center;">This is a div with border color #42ecdf.</div>

#42ecdf Color Rectangle on a White Background

This is a rectangle of color #42ecdf on a white background.
<div style="background-color: #ffffff; padding: 60px; width:100%; height: 100%;"><div style="background-color: #42ecdf; width:100%; height:100%; padding: 10px; display: flex; justify-content: center; align-items: center;">This is a rectangle of color #42ecdf on a white background.</div></div>

#42ecdf Color Rectangle on a Black Background

This is a rectangle of color #42ecdf on a black background.
<div style="background-color: #000000; padding: 60px; width:100%; height: 100%;"><div style="background-color: #42ecdf; width:100%; height:100%; padding: 10px; display: flex; justify-content: center; align-items: center;">This is a rectangle of color #42ecdf on a black background.</div></div>

Gradient from #42ecdf to White

This is a gradient from #42ecdf to white.
<div style="background: -webkit-linear-gradient(left,#42ecdf,white); /* Firefox */ background: linear-gradient(to right,#42ecdf,white); /* Safari */ background: -o-linear-gradient(left,#42ecdf,white); /* Opera */ background: -moz-linear-gradient(left,#42ecdf,white); width:100%; height:100%; display: flex; justify-content: center; align-items: center;">This is a gradient from #42ecdf to white.</div>

Gradient from #42ecdf to Black

This is a gradient from #42ecdf to black.
<div style="background: -webkit-linear-gradient(left,#42ecdf,black); /* Firefox */ background: linear-gradient(to right,#42ecdf,black); /* Safari */ background: -o-linear-gradient(left,#42ecdf,black); /* Opera */ background: -moz-linear-gradient(left,#42ecdf,black); color: #ffffff; width:100%; height:100%; display: flex; justify-content: center; align-items: center;">This is a gradient from #42ecdf to black.</div>

Coding & Programming with #42ecdf

In addition to using #42ecdf on the web, we know you might want to use it in your mobile and desktop apps, too. Whatever your needs, the table below shows how to access #42ecdf in the language and environment of your choice. These code snippets are principally the hexadecimal representation of #42ecdf, or the RGB color coordinates for the same (Red = 66, Green = 236, Blue = 223). If you need details about the color coordinates of #42ecdf in other color spaces, refer to these details as provided toward the top of this page.

Language Environment Code Snippet
HTML + CSS (Hex Code) Web #42ecdf
HTML + CSS (RGB Code) Web rgb(66, 236, 223)
CSS Background Color Web .myclass { background-color: #42ecdf; }
CSS Foreground + Text Color Web .myclass { color: #42ecdf; }
CSS Border Color Web .myclass { border: 2px solid #42ecdf; }
Java (Multi-platform) new Color(66, 236, 223);
Python (Multi-platform) Color("#42ecdf")
Swift iOS UIColor(red:66, green:236, blue:223, alpha:1.0000)
Objective-C (iOS) iOS [UIColor colorWithRed:66 green:236 blue:223 alpha:1.0000];
OpenGL (Graphics) glColor3f(66f, 236f, 223f);
C# / .NET Windows Color.FromArgb(66, 236, 223);
 

#42ecdf Color Blindness

Not everyone can see #42ecdf the same way. For those with color blindness, #42ecdf might look very, very different. Here, we simulate eight examples of color blindness, and how #42ecdf looks next to each one of them. In all cases, #42ecdf is placed in a circle in the upper-left corner of each of the below boxes, with the color in the rest of those boxes signifying how #42ecdf looks for someone with that type of color blindness. Many people will perceive close similarities between the colors in these boxes and the colors in the circles — with some noticing particular similarities. We offer this insight so that as you make choices about colors to use for your purposes, you can make an informed decision about whether #42ecdf will be a good fit for everyone in your audience!

Trichromacy

Protanomaly
Affects 1 in 100 Men & 1 in 10,000 Women

Deuteranomaly
Affects 1 in 17 Men & 1 in 250 Women

Tritanomaly
Affects 1 in 10,000

Dichromacy

Protanopia
Affects 1 in 100, Mostly Men

Deuteranopia
Affects 1 in 100, Mostly Men

Tritanopia
Affects 1 in 100,000

Monochromacy

Achromatopsia
Affects 1 in 20,000

Achromatopsia
Affects 1 in 100,000

Accessibility

Not Accessibility Recommended

We analyzed whether #42ecdf is an accessible color when used as a text / foreground color against a white background. This analysis is based on the Web Content Accessibility Guidelines (WCAG) 2 Level issued by W3C. Based on this analysis, we calculate a contrast ratio against white of approximately 1.5:1 against white. Under both the AA and AAA level standards, this is not a high enough ratio to be considered accessible for either normal size or large text.

WCAG AA
Normal Size Text

WCAG AA
Large Size Text

WCAG AAA
Normal Size Text

WCAG AAA
Large Size Text