#42B8BF

#42B8BF

Color Values

HEX

#42B8BF

RGB

66, 184, 191

HSL

183.4, 49.4%, 50.4%

HSV

183.4, 65.4%, 74.9%

CMYK

65.4%, 3.7%, 0.0%, 25.1%

OKLCH

0.7204 0.1035 200.7

Properties

Cool Light Nearest: Teal Blue

Color Harmonies

Complementary

#42B8BF

#BF4942

Analogous

#42BF88

#4279BF

#42B8BF

Triadic

#42B8BF

#BF42B8

#B8BF42

Split Complementary

#42B8BF

#BF4279

#BF8842

Tetradic

#42B8BF

#8842BF

#BF4942

#79BF42

Color Blindness Simulation

Original

#42B8BF

Protanopia

#7576BD

Deuteranopia

#6E65BD

Tritanopia

#48BCBC

Achromatopsia

#9F9F9F

CSS Usage

background-color: #42B8BF;
color: #42B8BF;
border-color: #42B8BF;
Nearest Tailwind: Cyan 500 #06B6D4

Tailwind Shades

50
#F4FAFB
100
#E6F4F5
200
#CAEBED
300
#A4DDE0
400
#72CACF
500
#41B7BE
600
#349398
700
#29757A
800
#205C5F
900
#1B4446
950
#112B2C

Contrast Checker

Text on white

2.38:1

AA Fail AAA Fail

Text on black

8.84:1

AA Pass AAA Pass

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