#42C5CB

#42C5CB

Color Values

HEX

#42C5CB

RGB

66, 197, 203

HSL

182.6, 56.8%, 52.7%

HSV

182.6, 67.5%, 79.6%

CMYK

67.5%, 3.0%, 0.0%, 20.4%

OKLCH

0.7561 0.1113 199.5

Properties

Cool Light Nearest: turquoise 3

Color Harmonies

Complementary

#42C5CB

#CB4842

Analogous

#42CB8C

#4280CB

#42C5CB

Triadic

#42C5CB

#CB42C5

#C5CB42

Split Complementary

#42C5CB

#CB4280

#CB8C42

Tetradic

#42C5CB

#8C42CB

#CB4842

#80CB42

Color Blindness Simulation

Original

#42C5CB

Protanopia

#7B7CCA

Deuteranopia

#7369C9

Tritanopia

#49C8C8

Achromatopsia

#AAAAAA

CSS Usage

background-color: #42C5CB;
color: #42C5CB;
border-color: #42C5CB;
Nearest Tailwind: Cyan 400 #22D3EE

Tailwind Shades

50
#F4FBFB
100
#E5F5F6
200
#C7EEF0
300
#9FE2E5
400
#6BD2D6
500
#37C2C8
600
#2C9BA0
700
#237C80
800
#1C6164
900
#184749
950
#0F2D2E

Contrast Checker

Text on white

2.08:1

AA Fail AAA Fail

Text on black

10.08:1

AA Pass AAA Pass

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