#42C5CD

#42C5CD

Color Values

HEX

#42C5CD

RGB

66, 197, 205

HSL

183.5, 58.2%, 53.1%

HSV

183.5, 67.8%, 80.4%

CMYK

67.8%, 3.9%, 0.0%, 19.6%

OKLCH

0.7568 0.1115 201.0

Properties

Cool Light Nearest: turquoise 3

Color Harmonies

Complementary

#42C5CD

#CD4A42

Analogous

#42CD90

#427FCD

#42C5CD

Triadic

#42C5CD

#CD42C5

#C5CD42

Split Complementary

#42C5CD

#CD427F

#CD9042

Tetradic

#42C5CD

#9042CD

#CD4A42

#7FCD42

Color Blindness Simulation

Original

#42C5CD

Protanopia

#7B7CCB

Deuteranopia

#7369CB

Tritanopia

#49CAC9

Achromatopsia

#AAAAAA

CSS Usage

background-color: #42C5CD;
color: #42C5CD;
border-color: #42C5CD;
Nearest Tailwind: Cyan 400 #22D3EE

Tailwind Shades

50
#F4FBFB
100
#E4F5F6
200
#C7EEF0
300
#9EE1E5
400
#6AD1D8
500
#35C1CA
600
#2B9AA1
700
#227C81
800
#1B6165
900
#17474A
950
#0F2D2F

Contrast Checker

Text on white

2.08:1

AA Fail AAA Fail

Text on black

10.1:1

AA Pass AAA Pass

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