#42B8BC

#42B8BC

Color Values

HEX

#42B8BC

RGB

66, 184, 188

HSL

182.0, 48.0%, 49.8%

HSV

182.0, 64.9%, 73.7%

CMYK

64.9%, 2.1%, 0.0%, 26.3%

OKLCH

0.7193 0.1033 198.3

Properties

Cool Light Nearest: turquoise 3

Color Harmonies

Complementary

#42B8BC

#BC4642

Analogous

#42BC83

#427BBC

#42B8BC

Triadic

#42B8BC

#BC42B8

#B8BC42

Split Complementary

#42B8BC

#BC427B

#BC8342

Tetradic

#42B8BC

#8342BC

#BC4642

#7BBC42

Color Blindness Simulation

Original

#42B8BC

Protanopia

#7576BB

Deuteranopia

#6E65BB

Tritanopia

#48BABA

Achromatopsia

#9F9F9F

CSS Usage

background-color: #42B8BC;
color: #42B8BC;
border-color: #42B8BC;
Nearest Tailwind: Cyan 500 #06B6D4

Tailwind Shades

50
#F4FAFA
100
#E6F4F4
200
#CAEBEC
300
#A4DDDF
400
#73CBCE
500
#42B9BD
600
#359497
700
#2A7679
800
#215C5E
900
#1C4445
950
#112B2C

Contrast Checker

Text on white

2.38:1

AA Fail AAA Fail

Text on black

8.81:1

AA Pass AAA Pass

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