#42C0CC

#42C0CC

Color Values

HEX

#42C0CC

RGB

66, 192, 204

HSL

185.2, 57.5%, 52.9%

HSV

185.2, 67.6%, 80.0%

CMYK

67.6%, 5.9%, 0.0%, 20.0%

OKLCH

0.7445 0.1091 204.2

Properties

Cool Light Nearest: turquoise 3

Color Harmonies

Complementary

#42C0CC

#CC4E42

Analogous

#42CC93

#427BCC

#42C0CC

Triadic

#42C0CC

#CC42C0

#C0CC42

Split Complementary

#42C0CC

#CC427B

#CC9342

Tetradic

#42C0CC

#9342CC

#CC4E42

#7BCC42

Color Blindness Simulation

Original

#42C0CC

Protanopia

#797AC9

Deuteranopia

#7168C8

Tritanopia

#48C7C6

Achromatopsia

#A6A6A6

CSS Usage

background-color: #42C0CC;
color: #42C0CC;
border-color: #42C0CC;
Nearest Tailwind: Cyan 500 #06B6D4

Tailwind Shades

50
#F4FAFB
100
#E4F4F6
200
#C7ECF0
300
#9FDFE5
400
#6ACDD7
500
#36BCC9
600
#2B96A1
700
#237881
800
#1B5E64
900
#17454A
950
#0F2C2E

Contrast Checker

Text on white

2.18:1

AA Fail AAA Fail

Text on black

9.64:1

AA Pass AAA Pass

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