#42BCB8

#42BCB8

Color Values

HEX

#42BCB8

RGB

66, 188, 184

HSL

178.0, 48.0%, 49.8%

HSV

178.0, 64.9%, 73.7%

CMYK

64.9%, 0.0%, 2.1%, 26.3%

OKLCH

0.7277 0.1063 192.0

Properties

Cool Light Nearest: lightseagreen

Color Harmonies

Complementary

#42BCB8

#BC4246

Analogous

#42BC7B

#4283BC

#42BCB8

Triadic

#42BCB8

#B842BC

#BCB842

Split Complementary

#42BCB8

#BC4283

#BC7B42

Tetradic

#42BCB8

#7B42BC

#BC4246

#83BC42

Color Blindness Simulation

Original

#42BCB8

Protanopia

#7778B9

Deuteranopia

#7067B9

Tritanopia

#48BABA

Achromatopsia

#A2A2A2

CSS Usage

background-color: #42BCB8;
color: #42BCB8;
border-color: #42BCB8;
Nearest Tailwind: Teal 500 #14B8A6

Tailwind Shades

50
#F4FAFA
100
#E6F4F4
200
#CAECEB
300
#A4DFDD
400
#73CECB
500
#42BDB9
600
#359794
700
#2A7976
800
#215E5C
900
#1C4544
950
#112C2B

Contrast Checker

Text on white

2.3:1

AA Fail AAA Fail

Text on black

9.12:1

AA Pass AAA Pass

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