#42B0BE

#42B0BE

Color Values

HEX

#42B0BE

RGB

66, 176, 190

HSL

186.8, 48.8%, 50.2%

HSV

186.8, 65.3%, 74.5%

CMYK

65.3%, 7.4%, 0.0%, 25.5%

OKLCH

0.7007 0.0998 207.0

Properties

Cool Light Nearest: Teal Blue

Color Harmonies

Complementary

#42B0BE

#BE5042

Analogous

#42BE8E

#4272BE

#42B0BE

Triadic

#42B0BE

#BE42B0

#B0BE42

Split Complementary

#42B0BE

#BE4272

#BE8E42

Tetradic

#42B0BE

#8E42BE

#BE5042

#72BE42

Color Blindness Simulation

Original

#42B0BE

Protanopia

#7273BB

Deuteranopia

#6B63BA

Tritanopia

#48B8B7

Achromatopsia

#9A9A9A

CSS Usage

background-color: #42B0BE;
color: #42B0BE;
border-color: #42B0BE;
Nearest Tailwind: Cyan 500 #06B6D4

Tailwind Shades

50
#F4FAFB
100
#E6F3F5
200
#CAE9ED
300
#A4D9E0
400
#73C4CF
500
#41B0BE
600
#348C98
700
#2A7079
800
#21585F
900
#1B4146
950
#11292C

Contrast Checker

Text on white

2.57:1

AA Fail AAA Fail

Text on black

8.19:1

AA Pass AAA Pass

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