#42BDAF

#42BDAF

Color Values

HEX

#42BDAF

RGB

66, 189, 175

HSL

173.2, 48.2%, 50.0%

HSV

173.2, 65.1%, 74.1%

CMYK

65.1%, 0.0%, 7.4%, 25.9%

OKLCH

0.7272 0.1094 184.4

Properties

Cool Light Nearest: lightseagreen

Color Harmonies

Complementary

#42BDAF

#BD4250

Analogous

#42BD72

#428DBD

#42BDAF

Triadic

#42BDAF

#AF42BD

#BDAF42

Split Complementary

#42BDAF

#BD428D

#BD7242

Tetradic

#42BDAF

#7242BD

#BD4250

#8DBD42

Color Blindness Simulation

Original

#42BDAF

Protanopia

#7778B2

Deuteranopia

#7067B3

Tritanopia

#48B5B6

Achromatopsia

#A2A2A2

CSS Usage

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

Tailwind Shades

50
#F4FAFA
100
#E6F4F3
200
#CAEDE9
300
#A4DFD9
400
#73CEC4
500
#42BDAF
600
#35978C
700
#2A7970
800
#215E58
900
#1B4541
950
#112C29

Contrast Checker

Text on white

2.3:1

AA Fail AAA Fail

Text on black

9.13:1

AA Pass AAA Pass

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