#42BABE

#42BABE

Color Values

HEX

#42BABE

RGB

66, 186, 190

HSL

181.9, 48.8%, 50.2%

HSV

181.9, 65.3%, 74.5%

CMYK

65.3%, 2.1%, 0.0%, 25.5%

OKLCH

0.7249 0.1046 198.3

Properties

Cool Light Nearest: turquoise 3

Color Harmonies

Complementary

#42BABE

#BE4642

Analogous

#42BE84

#427CBE

#42BABE

Triadic

#42BABE

#BE42BA

#BABE42

Split Complementary

#42BABE

#BE427C

#BE8442

Tetradic

#42BABE

#8442BE

#BE4642

#7CBE42

Color Blindness Simulation

Original

#42BABE

Protanopia

#7677BD

Deuteranopia

#6F66BD

Tritanopia

#48BCBC

Achromatopsia

#A1A1A1

CSS Usage

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

Tailwind Shades

50
#F4FAFB
100
#E6F4F5
200
#CAECED
300
#A4DEE0
400
#73CCCF
500
#41BABE
600
#349598
700
#2A7779
800
#215D5F
900
#1B4446
950
#112B2C

Contrast Checker

Text on white

2.33:1

AA Fail AAA Fail

Text on black

9.0:1

AA Pass AAA Pass

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