#42C5CC

#42C5CC

Color Values

HEX

#42C5CC

RGB

66, 197, 204

HSL

183.0, 57.5%, 52.9%

HSV

183.0, 67.6%, 80.0%

CMYK

67.6%, 3.4%, 0.0%, 20.0%

OKLCH

0.7565 0.1114 200.2

Properties

Cool Light Nearest: turquoise 3

Color Harmonies

Complementary

#42C5CC

#CC4942

Analogous

#42CC8E

#4280CC

#42C5CC

Triadic

#42C5CC

#CC42C5

#C5CC42

Split Complementary

#42C5CC

#CC4280

#CC8E42

Tetradic

#42C5CC

#8E42CC

#CC4942

#80CC42

Color Blindness Simulation

Original

#42C5CC

Protanopia

#7B7CCA

Deuteranopia

#7369CA

Tritanopia

#49C9C9

Achromatopsia

#AAAAAA

CSS Usage

background-color: #42C5CC;
color: #42C5CC;
border-color: #42C5CC;
Nearest Tailwind: Cyan 400 #22D3EE

Tailwind Shades

50
#F4FBFB
100
#E4F5F6
200
#C7EEF0
300
#9FE1E5
400
#6AD1D7
500
#36C1C9
600
#2B9BA1
700
#237C81
800
#1B6164
900
#17474A
950
#0F2D2E

Contrast Checker

Text on white

2.08:1

AA Fail AAA Fail

Text on black

10.09:1

AA Pass AAA Pass

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