#42BDC4

#42BDC4

Color Values

HEX

#42BDC4

RGB

66, 189, 196

HSL

183.2, 52.4%, 51.4%

HSV

183.2, 66.3%, 76.9%

CMYK

66.3%, 3.6%, 0.0%, 23.1%

OKLCH

0.7343 0.1066 200.5

Properties

Cool Light Nearest: turquoise 3

Color Harmonies

Complementary

#42BDC4

#C44942

Analogous

#42C48A

#427CC4

#42BDC4

Triadic

#42BDC4

#C442BD

#BDC442

Split Complementary

#42BDC4

#C4427C

#C48A42

Tetradic

#42BDC4

#8A42C4

#C44942

#7CC442

Color Blindness Simulation

Original

#42BDC4

Protanopia

#7778C2

Deuteranopia

#7067C2

Tritanopia

#48C1C1

Achromatopsia

#A3A3A3

CSS Usage

background-color: #42BDC4;
color: #42BDC4;
border-color: #42BDC4;
Nearest Tailwind: Cyan 500 #06B6D4

Tailwind Shades

50
#F4FAFB
100
#E5F4F5
200
#C9ECEE
300
#A2DEE2
400
#6FCDD2
500
#3DBBC2
600
#31969B
700
#27787C
800
#1E5E61
900
#1A4547
950
#102B2D

Contrast Checker

Text on white

2.26:1

AA Fail AAA Fail

Text on black

9.31:1

AA Pass AAA Pass

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