Palettes / Colors / #42ECEC
#42ECEC — Vivid Teal
#42ECEC 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 #42ECEC 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.
#42ECEC 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 #EC4141; it also sits naturally between #41EC96 and #4196EC. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.
Color values
| HEX | #42ECEC |
|---|---|
| RGB | 66, 236, 236 |
| HSL | 180°, 82%, 59% |
| HSV | 180°, 72%, 93% |
| CMYK | 72%, 0%, 0%, 7% |
| XYZ | 47.38, 67.21, 89.83 |
| Yxy | 67.21, 0.2318, 0.3288 |
| CIE-Lab | 85.61, -41.51, -12.39 |
| Hunter Lab | 81.98, -36.48, -12.51 |
RGB & CMYK percentages
Red 26% · Green 93% · Blue 93%
Cyan 72% · Magenta 0% · Yellow 0% · Key 7%
CMYK values are unprofiled approximations for screen reference — not a print-proofing guarantee.
Previews
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CSS code for #42ECEC
.text { color: #42ECEC; }
.background { background-color: #42ECEC; }
.border { border: 3px solid #42ECEC; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(66, 236, 236); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(180, 82%, 59%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #42ECEC; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(66, 236, 236, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #42ECEC; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(66, 236, 236, 0.8); }
HTML: <p style="color:#42ECEC">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#42ECEC">Div content here</div>
Shades of #42ECEC
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Tones of #42ECEC
Color harmonies
Complementary — #EC4141:
Analogous:
Triadic:
Contrast & accessibility
| Against white text | 1.45:1 Fails |
|---|---|
| Against black text | 14.44:1 AAA |
Best text color on #42ECEC: #000000.
Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #42ECEC
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 #42ECEC: ·
How #42ECEC 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 #42ECEC 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 #42ECEC?
#42ECEC is Vivid Teal, a teal color (RGB 66, 236, 236). Its closest standard named color is Turquoise.
What is the RGB and HSL of #42ECEC?
#42ECEC is RGB 66, 236, 236 — HSL 180°, 82%, 59% — CMYK 72%, 0%, 0%, 7%.
What colors go with #42ECEC?
Its complement is #EC4141; analogous partners are #41EC96 and #4196EC. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.
Can I use #42ECEC for text?
Black text on #42ECEC has a contrast ratio of 14.44:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.45:1.