#42C8CC

#42C8CC

Color Values

HEX

#42C8CC

RGB

66, 200, 204

HSL

181.7, 57.5%, 52.9%

HSV

181.7, 67.6%, 80.0%

CMYK

67.6%, 2.0%, 0.0%, 20.0%

OKLCH

0.7637 0.113 198.0

Properties

Cool Light Nearest: turquoise 3

Color Harmonies

Complementary

#42C8CC

#CC4642

Analogous

#42CC8B

#4283CC

#42C8CC

Triadic

#42C8CC

#CC42C8

#C8CC42

Split Complementary

#42C8CC

#CC4283

#CC8B42

Tetradic

#42C8CC

#8B42CC

#CC4642

#83CC42

Color Blindness Simulation

Original

#42C8CC

Protanopia

#7C7DCB

Deuteranopia

#746ACB

Tritanopia

#49CACA

Achromatopsia

#ACACAC

CSS Usage

background-color: #42C8CC;
color: #42C8CC;
border-color: #42C8CC;
Nearest Tailwind: Cyan 400 #22D3EE

Tailwind Shades

50
#F4FBFB
100
#E4F5F6
200
#C7EFF0
300
#9FE3E5
400
#6AD4D7
500
#36C5C9
600
#2B9DA1
700
#237E81
800
#1B6264
900
#17484A
950
#0F2E2E

Contrast Checker

Text on white

2.03:1

AA Fail AAA Fail

Text on black

10.37:1

AA Pass AAA Pass

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