#42D8DC

#42D8DC

Color Values

HEX

#42D8DC

RGB

66, 216, 220

HSL

181.6, 68.8%, 56.1%

HSV

181.6, 70.0%, 86.3%

CMYK

70.0%, 1.8%, 0.0%, 13.7%

OKLCH

0.8075 0.1223 197.7

Properties

Cool Light Nearest: darkturquoise

Color Harmonies

Complementary

#42D8DC

#DC4642

Analogous

#42DC93

#428BDC

#42D8DC

Triadic

#42D8DC

#DC42D8

#D8DC42

Split Complementary

#42D8DC

#DC428B

#DC9342

Tetradic

#42D8DC

#9342DC

#DC4642

#8BDC42

Color Blindness Simulation

Original

#42D8DC

Protanopia

#8384DB

Deuteranopia

#7A6FDB

Tritanopia

#4ADADA

Achromatopsia

#B8B8B8

CSS Usage

background-color: #42D8DC;
color: #42D8DC;
border-color: #42D8DC;
Nearest Tailwind: Cyan 300 #67E8F9

Tailwind Shades

50
#F3FCFC
100
#E3F7F8
200
#C3F3F4
300
#98EAEC
400
#60DEE2
500
#28D3D7
600
#20A8AC
700
#19878A
800
#14696C
900
#124D4E
950
#0C3132

Contrast Checker

Text on white

1.74:1

AA Fail AAA Fail

Text on black

12.09:1

AA Pass AAA Pass

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