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#42ECCD closest to Aphrodite Aqua

#42ECCD is a very light, moderately saturated turquoise; the closest named color is Aphrodite Aqua. In the RGB color model it is made of 25.9% red, 92.5% green and 80.4% blue (rgb(66, 236, 205)). Its HSL value is 169° hue, 82% saturation and 59% lightness, and in CMYK it is 72% cyan, 0% magenta, 13% yellow and 7% black. #42ECCD is a cool color. Black text reads best on it, with a contrast ratio of 14.11:1.

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Variations of #42ECCD

Shades

Mixed with black: richer and darker.

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Tints

Mixed with white: lighter and softer.

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Tones

Mixed with gray: calmer and more muted.

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Hues

The same lightness and chroma, rotated around the color wheel.

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Temperatures

Cooler on the left, warmer on the right.

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#42ECCD color harmonies

Complementary

The opposite hue — maximum contrast and energy.

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Split complementary

The two hues next to the complement — contrast with less tension.

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Analogous

Neighbouring hues — calm, cohesive and natural.

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Triadic

Three hues evenly spaced at 120° — vibrant yet balanced.

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Tetradic

Two complementary pairs — rich, best with one dominant color.

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Square

Four hues spaced at 90° — bold and playful.

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#42ECCD for color-blind viewers (and dogs)

How #42ECCD appears with each type of color vision deficiency (Machado 2009 model) — and to your dog. Try the dog vision simulator →

  • Dog vision 72% similarHow dogs see it · simulated as #CCCDCF
  • Protanopia 70% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #E3DDCC
  • Protanomaly 77% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #C7E0CD
  • Deuteranopia 72% similar1.2% of men, 0.01% of women · simulated as #CCCDCF
  • Deuteranomaly 80% similar5% of men, 0.35% of women · simulated as #B2D8CF
  • Tritanopia 94% similar0.001% of men, 0.03% of women · simulated as #00EFE3
  • Tritanomaly 97% similar0.0001% of men, 0.0001% of women · simulated as #00EDD7
  • Achromatopsia 71% similar0.003% of men, 0.003% of women · simulated as #D4D4D4
  • Achromatomaly 78% similar0.001% of men, 0.001% of women · simulated as #BCDAD2

#42ECCD contrast checker

AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
1.49:1 Very poor#42ECCD text on white
AA normalFailAAA normalFail
AA largeFailAAA largeFail
AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
14.11:1 Super#42ECCD text on black
AA normalPassAAA normalPass
AA largePassAAA largePass

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#42ECCD in CSS

/* Aphrodite Aqua */
.color { color: #42ECCD; }
.background { background-color: #42ECCD; }
.border { border: 1px solid #42ECCD; }

/* Other notations */
color: rgb(66 236 205);
color: hsl(169 82% 59%);
color: oklch(0.851 0.143 177.5);

#42ECCD FAQ

What color is #42ECCD?

#42ECCD is a very light, moderately saturated turquoise. Its closest named color is Aphrodite Aqua. It belongs to the turquoise color family and is a cool color.

What is the RGB value of #42ECCD?

#42ECCD is rgb(66, 236, 205) in RGB, hsl(169, 82%, 59%) in HSL and cmyk(72%, 0%, 13%, 7%) in CMYK.

What is the complementary color of #42ECCD?

The complementary color of #42ECCD is #EC4261, which sits opposite it on the color wheel.

Which text color works on #42ECCD?

Black text has the best contrast on #42ECCD: 14.11:1, which meets the WCAG AA requirement of 4.5:1 for normal text.

Is #42ECCD a warm or cool color?

#42ECCD is a cool color.