#42B5BA

#42B5BA

Color Values

HEX

#42B5BA

RGB

66, 181, 186

HSL

182.5, 47.6%, 49.4%

HSV

182.5, 64.5%, 72.9%

CMYK

64.5%, 2.7%, 0.0%, 27.1%

OKLCH

0.7113 0.1015 199.2

Properties

Cool Light Nearest: Teal Blue

Color Harmonies

Complementary

#42B5BA

#BA4742

Analogous

#42BA83

#4279BA

#42B5BA

Triadic

#42B5BA

#BA42B5

#B5BA42

Split Complementary

#42B5BA

#BA4279

#BA8342

Tetradic

#42B5BA

#8342BA

#BA4742

#79BA42

Color Blindness Simulation

Original

#42B5BA

Protanopia

#7475B9

Deuteranopia

#6D64B8

Tritanopia

#48B8B8

Achromatopsia

#9D9D9D

CSS Usage

background-color: #42B5BA;
color: #42B5BA;
border-color: #42B5BA;
Nearest Tailwind: Cyan 500 #06B6D4

Tailwind Shades

50
#F4FAFA
100
#E6F4F4
200
#CAEBEC
300
#A5DDDF
400
#74CACE
500
#43B7BC
600
#359397
700
#2B7578
800
#215C5E
900
#1C4345
950
#112B2C

Contrast Checker

Text on white

2.46:1

AA Fail AAA Fail

Text on black

8.55:1

AA Pass AAA Pass

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