#42BCBC

#42BCBC

Color Values

HEX

#42BCBC

RGB

66, 188, 188

HSL

180.0, 48.0%, 49.8%

HSV

180.0, 64.9%, 73.7%

CMYK

64.9%, 0.0%, 0.0%, 26.3%

OKLCH

0.7291 0.1059 195.1

Properties

Cool Light Nearest: lightseagreen

Color Harmonies

Complementary

#42BCBC

#BC4242

Analogous

#42BC7F

#427FBC

#42BCBC

Triadic

#42BCBC

#BC42BC

#BCBC42

Split Complementary

#42BCBC

#BC427F

#BC7F42

Tetradic

#42BCBC

#7F42BC

#BC4242

#7FBC42

Color Blindness Simulation

Original

#42BCBC

Protanopia

#7778BC

Deuteranopia

#7067BC

Tritanopia

#48BCBC

Achromatopsia

#A2A2A2

CSS Usage

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

Tailwind Shades

50
#F4FAFA
100
#E6F4F4
200
#CAECEC
300
#A4DFDF
400
#73CECE
500
#42BDBD
600
#359797
700
#2A7979
800
#215E5E
900
#1C4545
950
#112C2C

Contrast Checker

Text on white

2.29:1

AA Fail AAA Fail

Text on black

9.15:1

AA Pass AAA Pass

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