Palettes / Colors / #42E4E5
#42E4E5 — Teal
#42E4E5 is a teal color we call 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 #42E4E5 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.
#42E4E5 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 #E54343; it also sits naturally between #43E594 and #4394E5. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.
Color values
| HEX | #42E4E5 |
|---|---|
| RGB | 66, 228, 229 |
| HSL | 180°, 76%, 58% |
| HSV | 180°, 71%, 90% |
| CMYK | 71%, 0%, 0%, 10% |
| XYZ | 44.13, 62.30, 83.83 |
| Yxy | 62.30, 0.2320, 0.3275 |
| CIE-Lab | 83.07, -39.86, -12.49 |
| Hunter Lab | 78.93, -34.65, -12.47 |
RGB & CMYK percentages
Red 26% · Green 89% · Blue 90%
Cyan 71% · Magenta 0% · Yellow 0% · Key 10%
CMYK values are unprofiled approximations for screen reference — not a print-proofing guarantee.
Previews
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CSS code for #42E4E5
.text { color: #42E4E5; }
.background { background-color: #42E4E5; }
.border { border: 3px solid #42E4E5; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(66, 228, 229); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(180, 76%, 58%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #42E4E5; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(66, 228, 229, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #42E4E5; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(66, 228, 229, 0.8); }
HTML: <p style="color:#42E4E5">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#42E4E5">Div content here</div>
Shades of #42E4E5
Tints of #42E4E5
Tones of #42E4E5
Color harmonies
Complementary — #E54343:
Analogous:
Triadic:
Contrast & accessibility
| Against white text | 1.56:1 Fails |
|---|---|
| Against black text | 13.46:1 AAA |
Best text color on #42E4E5: #000000.
Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #42E4E5
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 #42E4E5: ·
How #42E4E5 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 #42E4E5 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 #42E4E5?
#42E4E5 is Teal, a teal color (RGB 66, 228, 229). Its closest standard named color is Turquoise.
What is the RGB and HSL of #42E4E5?
#42E4E5 is RGB 66, 228, 229 — HSL 180°, 76%, 58% — CMYK 71%, 0%, 0%, 10%.
What colors go with #42E4E5?
Its complement is #E54343; analogous partners are #43E594 and #4394E5. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.
Can I use #42E4E5 for text?
Black text on #42E4E5 has a contrast ratio of 13.46:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.56:1.