#42B9B4

#42B9B4

Color Values

HEX

#42B9B4

RGB

66, 185, 180

HSL

177.5, 47.4%, 49.2%

HSV

177.5, 64.3%, 72.5%

CMYK

64.3%, 0.0%, 2.7%, 27.5%

OKLCH

0.719 0.1046 191.1

Properties

Cool Light Nearest: lightseagreen

Color Harmonies

Complementary

#42B9B4

#B94247

Analogous

#42B979

#4282B9

#42B9B4

Triadic

#42B9B4

#B442B9

#B9B442

Split Complementary

#42B9B4

#B94282

#B97942

Tetradic

#42B9B4

#7942B9

#B94247

#82B942

Color Blindness Simulation

Original

#42B9B4

Protanopia

#7677B5

Deuteranopia

#6F66B6

Tritanopia

#48B6B6

Achromatopsia

#9F9F9F

CSS Usage

background-color: #42B9B4;
color: #42B9B4;
border-color: #42B9B4;
Nearest Tailwind: Teal 500 #14B8A6

Tailwind Shades

50
#F4FAFA
100
#E6F4F4
200
#CAECEB
300
#A5DFDC
400
#74CDCA
500
#43BCB7
600
#369692
700
#2B7875
800
#225E5B
900
#1C4543
950
#122C2B

Contrast Checker

Text on white

2.38:1

AA Fail AAA Fail

Text on black

8.83:1

AA Pass AAA Pass

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