#42B4BA

#42B4BA

Color Values

HEX

#42B4BA

RGB

66, 180, 186

HSL

183.0, 47.6%, 49.4%

HSV

183.0, 64.5%, 72.9%

CMYK

64.5%, 3.2%, 0.0%, 27.1%

OKLCH

0.7089 0.101 200.1

Properties

Cool Light Nearest: Teal Blue

Color Harmonies

Complementary

#42B4BA

#BA4842

Analogous

#42BA84

#4278BA

#42B4BA

Triadic

#42B4BA

#BA42B4

#B4BA42

Split Complementary

#42B4BA

#BA4278

#BA8442

Tetradic

#42B4BA

#8442BA

#BA4842

#78BA42

Color Blindness Simulation

Original

#42B4BA

Protanopia

#7374B9

Deuteranopia

#6D64B8

Tritanopia

#48B7B7

Achromatopsia

#9C9C9C

CSS Usage

background-color: #42B4BA;
color: #42B4BA;
border-color: #42B4BA;
Nearest Tailwind: Cyan 500 #06B6D4

Tailwind Shades

50
#F4FAFA
100
#E6F4F4
200
#CAEBEC
300
#A5DCDF
400
#74C9CE
500
#43B6BC
600
#359297
700
#2B7578
800
#215B5E
900
#1C4345
950
#112A2C

Contrast Checker

Text on white

2.48:1

AA Fail AAA Fail

Text on black

8.47:1

AA Pass AAA Pass

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