#42B5B2

#42B5B2

Color Values

HEX

#42B5B2

RGB

66, 181, 178

HSL

178.4, 46.6%, 48.4%

HSV

178.4, 63.5%, 71.0%

CMYK

63.5%, 0.0%, 1.7%, 29.0%

OKLCH

0.7085 0.1018 192.6

Properties

Cool Light Nearest: lightseagreen

Color Harmonies

Complementary

#42B5B2

#B54245

Analogous

#42B578

#427EB5

#42B5B2

Triadic

#42B5B2

#B242B5

#B5B242

Split Complementary

#42B5B2

#B5427E

#B57842

Tetradic

#42B5B2

#7842B5

#B54245

#7EB542

Color Blindness Simulation

Original

#42B5B2

Protanopia

#7475B3

Deuteranopia

#6D64B3

Tritanopia

#48B3B3

Achromatopsia

#9C9C9C

CSS Usage

background-color: #42B5B2;
color: #42B5B2;
border-color: #42B5B2;
Nearest Tailwind: Teal 500 #14B8A6

Tailwind Shades

50
#F4FAFA
100
#E6F4F4
200
#CBECEB
300
#A5DEDD
400
#75CDCA
500
#44BBB8
600
#369693
700
#2C7876
800
#225D5C
900
#1C4544
950
#122B2B

Contrast Checker

Text on white

2.48:1

AA Fail AAA Fail

Text on black

8.48:1

AA Pass AAA Pass

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