#42B5BC

#42B5BC

Color Values

HEX

#42B5BC

RGB

66, 181, 188

HSL

183.4, 48.0%, 49.8%

HSV

183.4, 64.9%, 73.7%

CMYK

64.9%, 3.7%, 0.0%, 26.3%

OKLCH

0.712 0.1017 200.9

Properties

Cool Light Nearest: Teal Blue

Color Harmonies

Complementary

#42B5BC

#BC4942

Analogous

#42BC86

#4278BC

#42B5BC

Triadic

#42B5BC

#BC42B5

#B5BC42

Split Complementary

#42B5BC

#BC4278

#BC8642

Tetradic

#42B5BC

#8642BC

#BC4942

#78BC42

Color Blindness Simulation

Original

#42B5BC

Protanopia

#7475BA

Deuteranopia

#6D64BA

Tritanopia

#48B9B9

Achromatopsia

#9D9D9D

CSS Usage

background-color: #42B5BC;
color: #42B5BC;
border-color: #42B5BC;
Nearest Tailwind: Cyan 500 #06B6D4

Tailwind Shades

50
#F4FAFA
100
#E6F4F4
200
#CAEAEC
300
#A4DCDF
400
#73C9CE
500
#42B6BD
600
#359197
700
#2A7479
800
#215B5E
900
#1C4345
950
#112A2C

Contrast Checker

Text on white

2.45:1

AA Fail AAA Fail

Text on black

8.57:1

AA Pass AAA Pass

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