#42A8AF

#42A8AF

Color Values

HEX

#42A8AF

RGB

66, 168, 175

HSL

183.9, 45.2%, 47.3%

HSV

183.9, 62.3%, 68.6%

CMYK

62.3%, 4.0%, 0.0%, 31.4%

OKLCH

0.6756 0.0934 201.5

Properties

Cool Light Nearest: Teal Blue

Color Harmonies

Complementary

#42A8AF

#AF4942

Analogous

#42AF80

#4272AF

#42A8AF

Triadic

#42A8AF

#AF42A8

#A8AF42

Split Complementary

#42A8AF

#AF4272

#AF8042

Tetradic

#42A8AF

#8042AF

#AF4942

#72AF42

Color Blindness Simulation

Original

#42A8AF

Protanopia

#6E6FAD

Deuteranopia

#6861AD

Tritanopia

#47ACAC

Achromatopsia

#939393

CSS Usage

background-color: #42A8AF;
color: #42A8AF;
border-color: #42A8AF;
Nearest Tailwind: Cyan 500 #06B6D4

Tailwind Shades

50
#F4FAFA
100
#E6F3F4
200
#CBE9EB
300
#A6DADD
400
#76C6CB
500
#46B2B9
600
#388E94
700
#2D7276
800
#23595D
900
#1D4244
950
#12292B

Contrast Checker

Text on white

2.82:1

AA Fail AAA Fail

Text on black

7.45:1

AA Pass AAA Pass

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