#42BCBF

#42BCBF

Color Values

HEX

#42BCBF

RGB

66, 188, 191

HSL

181.4, 49.4%, 50.4%

HSV

181.4, 65.4%, 74.9%

CMYK

65.4%, 1.6%, 0.0%, 25.1%

OKLCH

0.7301 0.1058 197.4

Properties

Cool Light Nearest: turquoise 3

Color Harmonies

Complementary

#42BCBF

#BF4542

Analogous

#42BF83

#427EBF

#42BCBF

Triadic

#42BCBF

#BF42BC

#BCBF42

Split Complementary

#42BCBF

#BF427E

#BF8342

Tetradic

#42BCBF

#8342BF

#BF4542

#7EBF42

Color Blindness Simulation

Original

#42BCBF

Protanopia

#7778BE

Deuteranopia

#7067BE

Tritanopia

#48BEBE

Achromatopsia

#A2A2A2

CSS Usage

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

Tailwind Shades

50
#F4FAFB
100
#E6F4F5
200
#CAECED
300
#A4DFE0
400
#72CDCF
500
#41BCBE
600
#349698
700
#29787A
800
#205E5F
900
#1B4546
950
#112C2C

Contrast Checker

Text on white

2.29:1

AA Fail AAA Fail

Text on black

9.18:1

AA Pass AAA Pass

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