#42C9CE

#42C9CE

Color Values

HEX

#42C9CE

RGB

66, 201, 206

HSL

182.1, 58.8%, 53.3%

HSV

182.1, 68.0%, 80.8%

CMYK

68.0%, 2.4%, 0.0%, 19.2%

OKLCH

0.7668 0.1136 198.7

Properties

Cool Light Nearest: turquoise 3

Color Harmonies

Complementary

#42C9CE

#CE4742

Analogous

#42CE8D

#4283CE

#42C9CE

Triadic

#42C9CE

#CE42C9

#C9CE42

Split Complementary

#42C9CE

#CE4283

#CE8D42

Tetradic

#42C9CE

#8D42CE

#CE4742

#83CE42

Color Blindness Simulation

Original

#42C9CE

Protanopia

#7C7ECD

Deuteranopia

#756ACC

Tritanopia

#49CCCC

Achromatopsia

#ADADAD

CSS Usage

background-color: #42C9CE;
color: #42C9CE;
border-color: #42C9CE;
Nearest Tailwind: Cyan 400 #22D3EE

Tailwind Shades

50
#F4FBFB
100
#E4F5F6
200
#C6EFF0
300
#9EE3E6
400
#69D4D8
500
#35C5CA
600
#2A9EA2
700
#227E82
800
#1A6365
900
#17484A
950
#0E2E2F

Contrast Checker

Text on white

2.0:1

AA Fail AAA Fail

Text on black

10.48:1

AA Pass AAA Pass

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