#42BABD

#42BABD

Color Values

HEX

#42BABD

RGB

66, 186, 189

HSL

181.5, 48.2%, 50.0%

HSV

181.5, 65.1%, 74.1%

CMYK

65.1%, 1.6%, 0.0%, 25.9%

OKLCH

0.7245 0.1046 197.5

Properties

Cool Light Nearest: turquoise 3

Color Harmonies

Complementary

#42BABD

#BD4542

Analogous

#42BD83

#427CBD

#42BABD

Triadic

#42BABD

#BD42BA

#BABD42

Split Complementary

#42BABD

#BD427C

#BD8342

Tetradic

#42BABD

#8342BD

#BD4542

#7CBD42

Color Blindness Simulation

Original

#42BABD

Protanopia

#7677BC

Deuteranopia

#6F66BC

Tritanopia

#48BCBC

Achromatopsia

#A1A1A1

CSS Usage

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

Tailwind Shades

50
#F4FAFA
100
#E6F4F4
200
#CAECED
300
#A4DEDF
400
#73CCCE
500
#42BABD
600
#359597
700
#2A7779
800
#215D5E
900
#1B4445
950
#112B2C

Contrast Checker

Text on white

2.34:1

AA Fail AAA Fail

Text on black

8.99:1

AA Pass AAA Pass

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