#42AEBD

#42AEBD

Color Values

HEX

#42AEBD

RGB

66, 174, 189

HSL

187.3, 48.2%, 50.0%

HSV

187.3, 65.1%, 74.1%

CMYK

65.1%, 7.9%, 0.0%, 25.9%

OKLCH

0.6954 0.0989 208.0

Properties

Cool Light Nearest: Teal Blue

Color Harmonies

Complementary

#42AEBD

#BD5142

Analogous

#42BD8E

#4271BD

#42AEBD

Triadic

#42AEBD

#BD42AE

#AEBD42

Split Complementary

#42AEBD

#BD4271

#BD8E42

Tetradic

#42AEBD

#8E42BD

#BD5142

#71BD42

Color Blindness Simulation

Original

#42AEBD

Protanopia

#7172B9

Deuteranopia

#6A62B8

Tritanopia

#47B7B6

Achromatopsia

#989898

CSS Usage

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

Tailwind Shades

50
#F4FAFA
100
#E6F3F4
200
#CAE8ED
300
#A4D8DF
400
#73C3CE
500
#42AEBD
600
#358B97
700
#2A6F79
800
#21575E
900
#1B4045
950
#11292C

Contrast Checker

Text on white

2.62:1

AA Fail AAA Fail

Text on black

8.02:1

AA Pass AAA Pass

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