#42AFAD

#42AFAD

Color Values

HEX

#42AFAD

RGB

66, 175, 173

HSL

178.9, 45.2%, 47.3%

HSV

178.9, 62.3%, 68.6%

CMYK

62.3%, 0.0%, 1.1%, 31.4%

OKLCH

0.692 0.0979 193.4

Properties

Cool Light Nearest: NCS S 1050-B50G Turquoise

Color Harmonies

Complementary

#42AFAD

#AF4244

Analogous

#42AF77

#427BAF

#42AFAD

Triadic

#42AFAD

#AD42AF

#AFAD42

Split Complementary

#42AFAD

#AF427B

#AF7742

Tetradic

#42AFAD

#7742AF

#AF4244

#7BAF42

Color Blindness Simulation

Original

#42AFAD

Protanopia

#7172AD

Deuteranopia

#6B63AE

Tritanopia

#47AEAE

Achromatopsia

#989898

CSS Usage

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

Tailwind Shades

50
#F4FAFA
100
#E6F4F4
200
#CBEBEB
300
#A6DDDC
400
#76CBCA
500
#46B9B7
600
#389492
700
#2D7675
800
#235D5C
900
#1D4443
950
#122B2B

Contrast Checker

Text on white

2.64:1

AA Fail AAA Fail

Text on black

7.97:1

AA Pass AAA Pass

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