#42BDCD

#42BDCD

Color Values

HEX

#42BDCD

RGB

66, 189, 205

HSL

186.9, 58.2%, 53.1%

HSV

186.9, 67.8%, 80.4%

CMYK

67.8%, 7.8%, 0.0%, 19.6%

OKLCH

0.7376 0.1082 207.4

Properties

Cool Light Nearest: Teal Blue

Color Harmonies

Complementary

#42BDCD

#CD5242

Analogous

#42CD97

#4277CD

#42BDCD

Triadic

#42BDCD

#CD42BD

#BDCD42

Split Complementary

#42BDCD

#CD4277

#CD9742

Tetradic

#42BDCD

#9742CD

#CD5242

#77CD42

Color Blindness Simulation

Original

#42BDCD

Protanopia

#7778C9

Deuteranopia

#7067C8

Tritanopia

#48C6C5

Achromatopsia

#A4A4A4

CSS Usage

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

Tailwind Shades

50
#F4FAFB
100
#E4F4F6
200
#C7EBF0
300
#9EDDE5
400
#6ACBD8
500
#35B9CA
600
#2B94A1
700
#227681
800
#1B5C65
900
#17444A
950
#0F2B2F

Contrast Checker

Text on white

2.24:1

AA Fail AAA Fail

Text on black

9.39:1

AA Pass AAA Pass

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