#42C8D7

#42C8D7

Color Values

HEX

#42C8D7

RGB

66, 200, 215

HSL

186.0, 65.1%, 55.1%

HSV

186.0, 69.3%, 84.3%

CMYK

69.3%, 7.0%, 0.0%, 15.7%

OKLCH

0.7677 0.1144 205.9

Properties

Cool Light Nearest: turquoise 3

Color Harmonies

Complementary

#42C8D7

#D75142

Analogous

#42D79B

#427ED7

#42C8D7

Triadic

#42C8D7

#D742C8

#C8D742

Split Complementary

#42C8D7

#D7427E

#D79B42

Tetradic

#42C8D7

#9B42D7

#D75142

#7ED742

Color Blindness Simulation

Original

#42C8D7

Protanopia

#7C7DD3

Deuteranopia

#746AD2

Tritanopia

#49D1D0

Achromatopsia

#ADADAD

CSS Usage

background-color: #42C8D7;
color: #42C8D7;
border-color: #42C8D7;
Nearest Tailwind: Cyan 400 #22D3EE

Tailwind Shades

50
#F3FBFC
100
#E3F5F7
200
#C4EEF3
300
#9AE2EA
400
#63D2DE
500
#2CC2D3
600
#249BA8
700
#1C7C87
800
#166169
900
#14474D
950
#0D2D31

Contrast Checker

Text on white

2.0:1

AA Fail AAA Fail

Text on black

10.47:1

AA Pass AAA Pass

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