#42BFCD

#42BFCD

Color Values

HEX

#42BFCD

RGB

66, 191, 205

HSL

186.0, 58.2%, 53.1%

HSV

186.0, 67.8%, 80.4%

CMYK

67.8%, 6.8%, 0.0%, 19.6%

OKLCH

0.7424 0.1089 205.8

Properties

Cool Light Nearest: turquoise 3

Color Harmonies

Complementary

#42BFCD

#CD5042

Analogous

#42CD95

#4279CD

#42BFCD

Triadic

#42BFCD

#CD42BF

#BFCD42

Split Complementary

#42BFCD

#CD4279

#CD9542

Tetradic

#42BFCD

#9542CD

#CD5042

#79CD42

Color Blindness Simulation

Original

#42BFCD

Protanopia

#7879CA

Deuteranopia

#7168C9

Tritanopia

#48C7C6

Achromatopsia

#A5A5A5

CSS Usage

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

Tailwind Shades

50
#F4FAFB
100
#E4F4F6
200
#C7ECF0
300
#9EDEE5
400
#6ACDD8
500
#35BBCA
600
#2B95A1
700
#227881
800
#1B5D65
900
#17454A
950
#0F2B2F

Contrast Checker

Text on white

2.2:1

AA Fail AAA Fail

Text on black

9.57:1

AA Pass AAA Pass

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