#42B9BC

#42B9BC

Color Values

HEX

#42B9BC

RGB

66, 185, 188

HSL

181.5, 48.0%, 49.8%

HSV

181.5, 64.9%, 73.7%

CMYK

64.9%, 1.6%, 0.0%, 26.3%

OKLCH

0.7218 0.1039 197.5

Properties

Cool Light Nearest: turquoise 3

Color Harmonies

Complementary

#42B9BC

#BC4542

Analogous

#42BC82

#427CBC

#42B9BC

Triadic

#42B9BC

#BC42B9

#B9BC42

Split Complementary

#42B9BC

#BC427C

#BC8242

Tetradic

#42B9BC

#8242BC

#BC4542

#7CBC42

Color Blindness Simulation

Original

#42B9BC

Protanopia

#7677BB

Deuteranopia

#6F66BB

Tritanopia

#48BBBB

Achromatopsia

#A0A0A0

CSS Usage

background-color: #42B9BC;
color: #42B9BC;
border-color: #42B9BC;
Nearest Tailwind: Teal 500 #14B8A6

Tailwind Shades

50
#F4FAFA
100
#E6F4F4
200
#CAECEC
300
#A4DEDF
400
#73CCCE
500
#42BABD
600
#359597
700
#2A7779
800
#215D5E
900
#1C4445
950
#112B2C

Contrast Checker

Text on white

2.36:1

AA Fail AAA Fail

Text on black

8.9:1

AA Pass AAA Pass

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