#42C9CF

#42C9CF

Color Values

HEX

#42C9CF

RGB

66, 201, 207

HSL

182.6, 59.5%, 53.5%

HSV

182.6, 68.1%, 81.2%

CMYK

68.1%, 2.9%, 0.0%, 18.8%

OKLCH

0.7671 0.1137 199.4

Properties

Cool Light Nearest: turquoise 3

Color Harmonies

Complementary

#42C9CF

#CF4842

Analogous

#42CF8F

#4282CF

#42C9CF

Triadic

#42C9CF

#CF42C9

#C9CF42

Split Complementary

#42C9CF

#CF4282

#CF8F42

Tetradic

#42C9CF

#8F42CF

#CF4842

#82CF42

Color Blindness Simulation

Original

#42C9CF

Protanopia

#7C7ECE

Deuteranopia

#756ACD

Tritanopia

#49CCCC

Achromatopsia

#ADADAD

CSS Usage

background-color: #42C9CF;
color: #42C9CF;
border-color: #42C9CF;
Nearest Tailwind: Cyan 400 #22D3EE

Tailwind Shades

50
#F3FBFB
100
#E4F5F6
200
#C6EFF1
300
#9DE3E6
400
#69D4D9
500
#34C5CB
600
#299DA3
700
#217E82
800
#1A6266
900
#17484A
950
#0E2E2F

Contrast Checker

Text on white

2.0:1

AA Fail AAA Fail

Text on black

10.49:1

AA Pass AAA Pass

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