What color is #42E5D1?

#42E5D1 is a moderate spring green, closest to the named color Ice Climber. It belongs to the teal family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #42E5D1?

The RGB value is 66, 229, 209: 66 red, 229 green and 209 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #42E5D1?

The complementary color is #E54256, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #42E5D1?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 13.36:1 and white text 1.57:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#42E5D1 color

#42E5D1 rgb(66, 229, 209)

Shades of teal

The hex color #42E5D1 is a moderate spring green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 25.9% red, 89.8% green and 82% blue (66, 229, 209).

Its hue angle is 173°, with 76% saturation and 58% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 71% cyan, 0% magenta, 9% yellow and 10% black.

The closest named color is Ice Climber (#25E2CD), a difference of 1.3 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 13.36:1).

#42E5D1 color codes

HEX	`#42E5D1`
RGB	`rgb(66, 229, 209)`
RGB percent	`rgb(25.9%, 89.8%, 82%)`
HSL	`hsl(173, 76%, 58%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(173, 71%, 90%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(71%, 0%, 9%, 10%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(82.8, -45.74, -2.29)`
CIE LCH	`lch(82.8, 45.8, 182.87)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(41.769, 61.795, 70.036)`
Decimal	`4384209`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #42E5D1, based on their position on the color wheel.

Complementary

The color opposite on the color wheel (180°). Strongest contrast.

Analogous

Neighbors 30° either side. Calm, natural combinations.

Split complementary

The two colors next to the complement (150° and 210°).

Triadic

Three colors evenly spaced, 120° apart.

Tetradic (square)

Four colors 90° apart.

Shades, tints and tones

Shades (darker, mixed with black)

Tints (lighter, mixed with white)

Tones (mixed with gray)

Contrast and accessibility

Text on #42E5D1	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	13.36:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.57:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#42E5D1 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.57:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	13.36:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

WCAG 2 asks for 4.5:1 for normal text (AA), 7:1 for AAA, and 3:1 for large text. Check other pairs.

Color blindness simulation

How #42E5D1 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #42e5d1; }
.text { color: #42e5d1; }
.border { border: 2px solid #42e5d1; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(66 229 209 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #42e5d1, #42a7e5); }

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Questions

What color is #42E5D1?: #42E5D1 is a moderate spring green, closest to the named color Ice Climber. It belongs to the teal family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #42E5D1?: The RGB value is 66, 229, 209: 66 red, 229 green and 209 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #42E5D1?: The complementary color is #E54256, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #42E5D1?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 13.36:1 and white text 1.57:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.