#42B9BA

#42B9BA

Color Values

HEX

#42B9BA

RGB

66, 185, 186

HSL

180.5, 47.6%, 49.4%

HSV

180.5, 64.5%, 72.9%

CMYK

64.5%, 0.5%, 0.0%, 27.1%

OKLCH

0.7211 0.104 195.9

Properties

Cool Light Nearest: lightseagreen

Color Harmonies

Complementary

#42B9BA

#BA4342

Analogous

#42BA7F

#427DBA

#42B9BA

Triadic

#42B9BA

#BA42B9

#B9BA42

Split Complementary

#42B9BA

#BA427D

#BA7F42

Tetradic

#42B9BA

#7F42BA

#BA4342

#7DBA42

Color Blindness Simulation

Original

#42B9BA

Protanopia

#7677BA

Deuteranopia

#6F66BA

Tritanopia

#48BABA

Achromatopsia

#A0A0A0

CSS Usage

background-color: #42B9BA;
color: #42B9BA;
border-color: #42B9BA;
Nearest Tailwind: Teal 500 #14B8A6

Tailwind Shades

50
#F4FAFA
100
#E6F4F4
200
#CAECEC
300
#A5DEDF
400
#74CDCE
500
#43BBBC
600
#359697
700
#2B7878
800
#215E5E
900
#1C4545
950
#112B2C

Contrast Checker

Text on white

2.36:1

AA Fail AAA Fail

Text on black

8.88:1

AA Pass AAA Pass

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