#42C8CB

#42C8CB

Color Values

HEX

#42C8CB

RGB

66, 200, 203

HSL

181.3, 56.8%, 52.7%

HSV

181.3, 67.5%, 79.6%

CMYK

67.5%, 1.5%, 0.0%, 20.4%

OKLCH

0.7633 0.113 197.2

Properties

Cool Light Nearest: turquoise 3

Color Harmonies

Complementary

#42C8CB

#CB4542

Analogous

#42CB89

#4283CB

#42C8CB

Triadic

#42C8CB

#CB42C8

#C8CB42

Split Complementary

#42C8CB

#CB4283

#CB8942

Tetradic

#42C8CB

#8942CB

#CB4542

#83CB42

Color Blindness Simulation

Original

#42C8CB

Protanopia

#7C7DCA

Deuteranopia

#746ACA

Tritanopia

#49CACA

Achromatopsia

#ACACAC

CSS Usage

background-color: #42C8CB;
color: #42C8CB;
border-color: #42C8CB;
Nearest Tailwind: Cyan 400 #22D3EE

Tailwind Shades

50
#F4FBFB
100
#E5F5F6
200
#C7EFF0
300
#9FE3E5
400
#6BD4D6
500
#37C5C8
600
#2C9DA0
700
#237E80
800
#1C6264
900
#184849
950
#0F2E2E

Contrast Checker

Text on white

2.03:1

AA Fail AAA Fail

Text on black

10.36:1

AA Pass AAA Pass

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