#42D8DB

#42D8DB

Color Values

HEX

#42D8DB

RGB

66, 216, 219

HSL

181.2, 68.0%, 55.9%

HSV

181.2, 69.9%, 85.9%

CMYK

69.9%, 1.4%, 0.0%, 14.1%

OKLCH

0.8072 0.1223 197.0

Properties

Cool Light Nearest: darkturquoise

Color Harmonies

Complementary

#42D8DB

#DB4542

Analogous

#42DB92

#428BDB

#42D8DB

Triadic

#42D8DB

#DB42D8

#D8DB42

Split Complementary

#42D8DB

#DB428B

#DB9242

Tetradic

#42D8DB

#9242DB

#DB4542

#8BDB42

Color Blindness Simulation

Original

#42D8DB

Protanopia

#8384DA

Deuteranopia

#7A6FDA

Tritanopia

#4ADADA

Achromatopsia

#B8B8B8

CSS Usage

background-color: #42D8DB;
color: #42D8DB;
border-color: #42D8DB;
Nearest Tailwind: Cyan 300 #67E8F9

Tailwind Shades

50
#F3FCFC
100
#E3F7F7
200
#C3F3F4
300
#98EAEB
400
#60DEE1
500
#29D3D6
600
#21A9AB
700
#1A8789
800
#14696B
900
#134D4E
950
#0C3131

Contrast Checker

Text on white

1.74:1

AA Fail AAA Fail

Text on black

12.08:1

AA Pass AAA Pass

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