#42BCBD

#42BCBD

Color Values

HEX

#42BCBD

RGB

66, 188, 189

HSL

180.5, 48.2%, 50.0%

HSV

180.5, 65.1%, 74.1%

CMYK

65.1%, 0.5%, 0.0%, 25.9%

OKLCH

0.7294 0.1058 195.9

Properties

Cool Light Nearest: turquoise 3

Color Harmonies

Complementary

#42BCBD

#BD4342

Analogous

#42BD81

#427EBD

#42BCBD

Triadic

#42BCBD

#BD42BC

#BCBD42

Split Complementary

#42BCBD

#BD427E

#BD8142

Tetradic

#42BCBD

#8142BD

#BD4342

#7EBD42

Color Blindness Simulation

Original

#42BCBD

Protanopia

#7778BD

Deuteranopia

#7067BD

Tritanopia

#48BDBD

Achromatopsia

#A2A2A2

CSS Usage

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

Tailwind Shades

50
#F4FAFA
100
#E6F4F4
200
#CAECED
300
#A4DFDF
400
#73CDCE
500
#42BCBD
600
#359697
700
#2A7879
800
#215E5E
900
#1B4545
950
#112C2C

Contrast Checker

Text on white

2.29:1

AA Fail AAA Fail

Text on black

9.16:1

AA Pass AAA Pass

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