#42A7AE

#42A7AE

Color Values

HEX

#42A7AE

RGB

66, 167, 174

HSL

183.9, 45.0%, 47.1%

HSV

183.9, 62.1%, 68.2%

CMYK

62.1%, 4.0%, 0.0%, 31.8%

OKLCH

0.6727 0.0927 201.6

Properties

Cool Light Nearest: Teal Blue

Color Harmonies

Complementary

#42A7AE

#AE4942

Analogous

#42AE7F

#4271AE

#42A7AE

Triadic

#42A7AE

#AE42A7

#A7AE42

Split Complementary

#42A7AE

#AE4271

#AE7F42

Tetradic

#42A7AE

#7F42AE

#AE4942

#71AE42

Color Blindness Simulation

Original

#42A7AE

Protanopia

#6E6FAC

Deuteranopia

#6860AC

Tritanopia

#47ABAB

Achromatopsia

#929292

CSS Usage

background-color: #42A7AE;
color: #42A7AE;
border-color: #42A7AE;
Nearest Tailwind: Cyan 500 #06B6D4

Tailwind Shades

50
#F4FAFA
100
#E6F3F4
200
#CBE9EB
300
#A6DADD
400
#76C6CB
500
#46B1B9
600
#388E94
700
#2D7276
800
#23595C
900
#1D4244
950
#12292B

Contrast Checker

Text on white

2.85:1

AA Fail AAA Fail

Text on black

7.37:1

AA Pass AAA Pass

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