#42BDCC

#42BDCC

Color Values

HEX

#42BDCC

RGB

66, 189, 204

HSL

186.5, 57.5%, 52.9%

HSV

186.5, 67.6%, 80.0%

CMYK

67.6%, 7.4%, 0.0%, 20.0%

OKLCH

0.7373 0.108 206.7

Properties

Cool Light Nearest: Teal Blue

Color Harmonies

Complementary

#42BDCC

#CC5142

Analogous

#42CC96

#4278CC

#42BDCC

Triadic

#42BDCC

#CC42BD

#BDCC42

Split Complementary

#42BDCC

#CC4278

#CC9642

Tetradic

#42BDCC

#9642CC

#CC5142

#78CC42

Color Blindness Simulation

Original

#42BDCC

Protanopia

#7778C8

Deuteranopia

#7067C7

Tritanopia

#48C6C5

Achromatopsia

#A4A4A4

CSS Usage

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

Tailwind Shades

50
#F4FAFB
100
#E4F4F6
200
#C7EBF0
300
#9FDDE5
400
#6ACBD7
500
#36B9C9
600
#2B94A1
700
#237681
800
#1B5C64
900
#17444A
950
#0F2B2E

Contrast Checker

Text on white

2.24:1

AA Fail AAA Fail

Text on black

9.38:1

AA Pass AAA Pass

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