#42C4CC

#42C4CC

Color Values

HEX

#42C4CC

RGB

66, 196, 204

HSL

183.5, 57.5%, 52.9%

HSV

183.5, 67.6%, 80.0%

CMYK

67.6%, 3.9%, 0.0%, 20.0%

OKLCH

0.7541 0.1109 201.0

Properties

Cool Light Nearest: turquoise 3

Color Harmonies

Complementary

#42C4CC

#CC4A42

Analogous

#42CC8F

#427FCC

#42C4CC

Triadic

#42C4CC

#CC42C4

#C4CC42

Split Complementary

#42C4CC

#CC427F

#CC8F42

Tetradic

#42C4CC

#8F42CC

#CC4A42

#7FCC42

Color Blindness Simulation

Original

#42C4CC

Protanopia

#7A7BCA

Deuteranopia

#7369CA

Tritanopia

#48C9C8

Achromatopsia

#A9A9A9

CSS Usage

background-color: #42C4CC;
color: #42C4CC;
border-color: #42C4CC;
Nearest Tailwind: Cyan 400 #22D3EE

Tailwind Shades

50
#F4FBFB
100
#E4F5F6
200
#C7EDF0
300
#9FE1E5
400
#6AD1D7
500
#36C0C9
600
#2B9AA1
700
#237B81
800
#1B6064
900
#17474A
950
#0F2D2E

Contrast Checker

Text on white

2.1:1

AA Fail AAA Fail

Text on black

10.0:1

AA Pass AAA Pass

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