#42B8B2

#42B8B2

Color Values

HEX

#42B8B2

RGB

66, 184, 178

HSL

176.9, 47.2%, 49.0%

HSV

176.9, 64.1%, 72.2%

CMYK

64.1%, 0.0%, 3.3%, 27.8%

OKLCH

0.7159 0.1041 190.3

Properties

Cool Light Nearest: lightseagreen

Color Harmonies

Complementary

#42B8B2

#B84248

Analogous

#42B877

#4283B8

#42B8B2

Triadic

#42B8B2

#B242B8

#B8B242

Split Complementary

#42B8B2

#B84283

#B87742

Tetradic

#42B8B2

#7742B8

#B84248

#83B842

Color Blindness Simulation

Original

#42B8B2

Protanopia

#7576B3

Deuteranopia

#6E65B4

Tritanopia

#48B5B5

Achromatopsia

#9E9E9E

CSS Usage

background-color: #42B8B2;
color: #42B8B2;
border-color: #42B8B2;
Nearest Tailwind: Teal 500 #14B8A6

Tailwind Shades

50
#F4FAFA
100
#E6F4F4
200
#CAECEA
300
#A5DFDC
400
#74CDC9
500
#43BCB5
600
#369691
700
#2B7874
800
#225E5B
900
#1C4543
950
#122C2A

Contrast Checker

Text on white

2.41:1

AA Fail AAA Fail

Text on black

8.73:1

AA Pass AAA Pass

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