#42B2BB

#42B2BB

Color Values

HEX

#42B2BB

RGB

66, 178, 187

HSL

184.5, 47.8%, 49.6%

HSV

184.5, 64.7%, 73.3%

CMYK

64.7%, 4.8%, 0.0%, 26.7%

OKLCH

0.7044 0.1 202.7

Properties

Cool Light Nearest: Teal Blue

Color Harmonies

Complementary

#42B2BB

#BB4B42

Analogous

#42BB88

#4275BB

#42B2BB

Triadic

#42B2BB

#BB42B2

#B2BB42

Split Complementary

#42B2BB

#BB4275

#BB8842

Tetradic

#42B2BB

#8842BB

#BB4B42

#75BB42

Color Blindness Simulation

Original

#42B2BB

Protanopia

#7373B9

Deuteranopia

#6C64B8

Tritanopia

#48B7B7

Achromatopsia

#9B9B9B

CSS Usage

background-color: #42B2BB;
color: #42B2BB;
border-color: #42B2BB;
Nearest Tailwind: Cyan 500 #06B6D4

Tailwind Shades

50
#F4FAFA
100
#E6F3F4
200
#CAEAEC
300
#A5DBDF
400
#74C7CE
500
#43B3BC
600
#358F97
700
#2B7379
800
#215A5E
900
#1C4245
950
#112A2C

Contrast Checker

Text on white

2.52:1

AA Fail AAA Fail

Text on black

8.32:1

AA Pass AAA Pass

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