#42CAD5

#42CAD5

Color Values

HEX

#42CAD5

RGB

66, 202, 213

HSL

184.5, 63.6%, 54.7%

HSV

184.5, 69.0%, 83.5%

CMYK

69.0%, 5.2%, 0.0%, 16.5%

OKLCH

0.7717 0.1148 202.9

Properties

Cool Light Nearest: turquoise 3

Color Harmonies

Complementary

#42CAD5

#D54D42

Analogous

#42D597

#4280D5

#42CAD5

Triadic

#42CAD5

#D542CA

#CAD542

Split Complementary

#42CAD5

#D54280

#D59742

Tetradic

#42CAD5

#9742D5

#D54D42

#80D542

Color Blindness Simulation

Original

#42CAD5

Protanopia

#7D7ED2

Deuteranopia

#756BD2

Tritanopia

#49D0D0

Achromatopsia

#AEAEAE

CSS Usage

background-color: #42CAD5;
color: #42CAD5;
border-color: #42CAD5;
Nearest Tailwind: Cyan 400 #22D3EE

Tailwind Shades

50
#F3FBFB
100
#E4F5F7
200
#C5EFF2
300
#9BE3E9
400
#65D4DD
500
#2EC4D1
600
#259DA7
700
#1E7E85
800
#176268
900
#15484C
950
#0D2D30

Contrast Checker

Text on white

1.97:1

AA Fail AAA Fail

Text on black

10.64:1

AA Pass AAA Pass

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