Palettes / Colors / #42DAEB
#42DAEB — Vivid Teal
#42DAEB is a teal color we call Vivid Teal, closest to the named color Turquoise (#40E0D0). It belongs to the teal family.
Color name
Closest CSS keyword: turquoise (#40E0D0) — not an exact match. CSS turquoise gives you #40E0D0, a different color; use #42DAEB when you need this exact shade.
Sources: common names follow widely used color-name references; CSS keywords and their hex values follow the CSS Color specification.
#42DAEB is a cool teal color associated with freshness, clarity and balance. It is saturated enough to be the accent — buttons, highlights and calls to action — while neutrals do the quiet work around it.
Its strongest partner is its complement #EB5342; it also sits naturally between #42EBA7 and #4286EB. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.
Color values
| HEX | #42DAEB |
|---|---|
| RGB | 66, 218, 235 |
| HSL | 186°, 81%, 59% |
| HSV | 186°, 72%, 92% |
| CMYK | 72%, 7%, 0%, 8% |
| XYZ | 42.31, 57.30, 87.43 |
| Yxy | 57.30, 0.2262, 0.3063 |
| CIE-Lab | 80.35, -33.51, -19.77 |
| Hunter Lab | 75.70, -29.10, -20.37 |
RGB & CMYK percentages
Red 26% · Green 85% · Blue 92%
Cyan 72% · Magenta 7% · Yellow 0% · Key 8%
CMYK values are unprofiled approximations for screen reference — not a print-proofing guarantee.
Previews
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CSS code for #42DAEB
.text { color: #42DAEB; }
.background { background-color: #42DAEB; }
.border { border: 3px solid #42DAEB; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(66, 218, 235); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(186, 81%, 59%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #42DAEB; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(66, 218, 235, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #42DAEB; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(66, 218, 235, 0.8); }
HTML: <p style="color:#42DAEB">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#42DAEB">Div content here</div>
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Color harmonies
Complementary — #EB5342:
Analogous:
Triadic:
Contrast & accessibility
| Against white text | 1.69:1 Fails |
|---|---|
| Against black text | 12.46:1 AAA |
Best text color on #42DAEB: #000000.
Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #42DAEB
Text set with opacity blends into the background, so its real contrast is lower than the solid ratios above. Choose a text color and an opacity to see the blended color and its true ratio:
Smaller body text shows the effect best.
Blended color: · Contrast against #42DAEB: ·
How #42DAEB looks with color blindness
Simulated with standard Machado color-vision-deficiency matrices — useful when this color carries meaning in charts, maps or interfaces:
Closest design-system colors
The nearest matches in the Tailwind CSS, Material Design and Bootstrap palettes — handy when you need a framework class instead of a raw hex:
Palettes with a similar color
These palettes use a close neighbour of #42DAEB rather than the exact color:
Similar colors
The closest colors that actually appear in our palette collection — click any to open its page:
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Frequently asked questions
What color is #42DAEB?
#42DAEB is Vivid Teal, a teal color (RGB 66, 218, 235). Its closest standard named color is Turquoise.
What is the RGB and HSL of #42DAEB?
#42DAEB is RGB 66, 218, 235 — HSL 186°, 81%, 59% — CMYK 72%, 7%, 0%, 8%.
What colors go with #42DAEB?
Its complement is #EB5342; analogous partners are #42EBA7 and #4286EB. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.
Can I use #42DAEB for text?
Black text on #42DAEB has a contrast ratio of 12.46:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.69:1.