#42BDAD

#42BDAD

Color Values

HEX

#42BDAD

RGB

66, 189, 173

HSL

172.2, 48.2%, 50.0%

HSV

172.2, 65.1%, 74.1%

CMYK

65.1%, 0.0%, 8.5%, 25.9%

OKLCH

0.7266 0.1101 183.0

Properties

Cool Light Nearest: lightseagreen

Color Harmonies

Complementary

#42BDAD

#BD4252

Analogous

#42BD70

#428FBD

#42BDAD

Triadic

#42BDAD

#AD42BD

#BDAD42

Split Complementary

#42BDAD

#BD428F

#BD7042

Tetradic

#42BDAD

#7042BD

#BD4252

#8FBD42

Color Blindness Simulation

Original

#42BDAD

Protanopia

#7778B1

Deuteranopia

#7067B2

Tritanopia

#48B4B5

Achromatopsia

#A2A2A2

CSS Usage

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

Tailwind Shades

50
#F4FAFA
100
#E6F4F3
200
#CAEDE8
300
#A4DFD8
400
#73CEC2
500
#42BDAD
600
#35978A
700
#2A796F
800
#215E56
900
#1B4540
950
#112C28

Contrast Checker

Text on white

2.3:1

AA Fail AAA Fail

Text on black

9.11:1

AA Pass AAA Pass

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