Palettes / Colors / #42EBE0

#42EBE0 — Vivid Teal

#42EBE0 is a teal color we call Vivid Teal, closest to the named color Turquoise (#40E0D0). It belongs to the teal family.

#42EBE0 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 #EB424D; it also sits naturally between #42EB8B and #42A2EB. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.

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Color values

RGB & CMYK percentages

Red 26% · Green 92% · Blue 88%

Cyan 72% · Magenta 0% · Yellow 5% · Key 8%

CMYK values are unprofiled approximations for screen reference — not a print-proofing guarantee.

Previews

CSS code for #42EBE0

.text { color: #42EBE0; }
.background { background-color: #42EBE0; }
.border { border: 3px solid #42EBE0; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(66, 235, 224); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(176, 81%, 59%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #42EBE0; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(66, 235, 224, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #42EBE0; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(66, 235, 224, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#42EBE0">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#42EBE0">Div content here</div>

Shades of #42EBE0

Tints of #42EBE0

Tones of #42EBE0

Color harmonies

Complementary — #EB424D:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #42EBE0: #000000.

How #42EBE0 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 #42EBE0 rather than the exact color:

Similar colors

The closest colors that actually appear in our palette collection — click any to open its page:

Browse neighbouring colors

← #42EBDF  ·  #42EBE1 →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #42EBE0?

#42EBE0 is Vivid Teal, a teal color (RGB 66, 235, 224). Its closest standard named color is Turquoise.

What is the RGB and HSL of #42EBE0?

#42EBE0 is RGB 66, 235, 224 — HSL 176°, 81%, 59% — CMYK 72%, 0%, 5%, 8%.

What colors go with #42EBE0?

Its complement is #EB424D; analogous partners are #42EB8B and #42A2EB. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #42EBE0 for text?

Black text on #42EBE0 has a contrast ratio of 14.19:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.48:1.