#42B6BC

#42B6BC

Color Values

HEX

#42B6BC

RGB

66, 182, 188

HSL

183.0, 48.0%, 49.8%

HSV

183.0, 64.9%, 73.7%

CMYK

64.9%, 3.2%, 0.0%, 26.3%

OKLCH

0.7145 0.1022 200.0

Properties

Cool Light Nearest: Teal Blue

Color Harmonies

Complementary

#42B6BC

#BC4842

Analogous

#42BC85

#4279BC

#42B6BC

Triadic

#42B6BC

#BC42B6

#B6BC42

Split Complementary

#42B6BC

#BC4279

#BC8542

Tetradic

#42B6BC

#8542BC

#BC4842

#79BC42

Color Blindness Simulation

Original

#42B6BC

Protanopia

#7475BB

Deuteranopia

#6E65BA

Tritanopia

#48B9B9

Achromatopsia

#9E9E9E

CSS Usage

background-color: #42B6BC;
color: #42B6BC;
border-color: #42B6BC;
Nearest Tailwind: Cyan 500 #06B6D4

Tailwind Shades

50
#F4FAFA
100
#E6F4F4
200
#CAEBEC
300
#A4DCDF
400
#73C9CE
500
#42B7BD
600
#359297
700
#2A7579
800
#215B5E
900
#1C4345
950
#112A2C

Contrast Checker

Text on white

2.43:1

AA Fail AAA Fail

Text on black

8.65:1

AA Pass AAA Pass

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