#42C9DB

#42C9DB

Color Values

HEX

#42C9DB

RGB

66, 201, 219

HSL

187.1, 68.0%, 55.9%

HSV

187.1, 69.9%, 85.9%

CMYK

69.9%, 8.2%, 0.0%, 14.1%

OKLCH

0.7715 0.1158 207.9

Properties

Cool Light Nearest: turquoise 3

Color Harmonies

Complementary

#42C9DB

#DB5442

Analogous

#42DBA1

#427CDB

#42C9DB

Triadic

#42C9DB

#DB42C9

#C9DB42

Split Complementary

#42C9DB

#DB427C

#DBA142

Tetradic

#42C9DB

#A142DB

#DB5442

#7CDB42

Color Blindness Simulation

Original

#42C9DB

Protanopia

#7C7ED7

Deuteranopia

#756AD6

Tritanopia

#49D3D2

Achromatopsia

#AEAEAE

CSS Usage

background-color: #42C9DB;
color: #42C9DB;
border-color: #42C9DB;
Nearest Tailwind: Cyan 400 #22D3EE

Tailwind Shades

50
#F3FBFC
100
#E3F5F7
200
#C3EEF4
300
#98E2EB
400
#60D2E1
500
#29C2D6
600
#219BAB
700
#1A7C89
800
#14616B
900
#13474E
950
#0C2D31

Contrast Checker

Text on white

1.98:1

AA Fail AAA Fail

Text on black

10.61:1

AA Pass AAA Pass

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