#42AAA8

#42AAA8

Color Values

HEX

#42AAA8

RGB

66, 170, 168

HSL

178.8, 44.1%, 46.3%

HSV

178.8, 61.2%, 66.7%

CMYK

61.2%, 0.0%, 1.2%, 33.3%

OKLCH

0.678 0.0946 193.4

Properties

Cool Light Nearest: NCS S 1050-B50G Turquoise

Color Harmonies

Complementary

#42AAA8

#AA4244

Analogous

#42AA74

#4278AA

#42AAA8

Triadic

#42AAA8

#A842AA

#AAA842

Split Complementary

#42AAA8

#AA4278

#AA7442

Tetradic

#42AAA8

#7442AA

#AA4244

#78AA42

Color Blindness Simulation

Original

#42AAA8

Protanopia

#6F70A8

Deuteranopia

#6961A9

Tritanopia

#47A9A9

Achromatopsia

#949494

CSS Usage

background-color: #42AAA8;
color: #42AAA8;
border-color: #42AAA8;
Nearest Tailwind: Teal 600 #0D9488

Tailwind Shades

50
#F4FAFA
100
#E6F4F4
200
#CCEBEA
300
#A7DDDC
400
#77CAC9
500
#47B8B5
600
#399391
700
#2E7674
800
#245C5B
900
#1D4443
950
#122B2A

Contrast Checker

Text on white

2.78:1

AA Fail AAA Fail

Text on black

7.55:1

AA Pass AAA Pass

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