#42DCE0

#42DCE0

Color Values

HEX

#42DCE0

RGB

66, 220, 224

HSL

181.5, 71.8%, 56.9%

HSV

181.5, 70.5%, 87.8%

CMYK

70.5%, 1.8%, 0.0%, 12.2%

OKLCH

0.8184 0.1245 197.6

Properties

Cool Light Nearest: darkturquoise

Color Harmonies

Complementary

#42DCE0

#E04642

Analogous

#42E095

#428DE0

#42DCE0

Triadic

#42DCE0

#E042DC

#DCE042

Split Complementary

#42DCE0

#E0428D

#E09542

Tetradic

#42DCE0

#9542E0

#E04642

#8DE042

Color Blindness Simulation

Original

#42DCE0

Protanopia

#8586DF

Deuteranopia

#7C70DF

Tritanopia

#4ADEDE

Achromatopsia

#BCBCBC

CSS Usage

background-color: #42DCE0;
color: #42DCE0;
border-color: #42DCE0;
Nearest Tailwind: Cyan 300 #67E8F9

Tailwind Shades

50
#F3FCFC
100
#E2F7F8
200
#C2F4F5
300
#96ECEE
400
#5DE1E4
500
#24D6DB
600
#1DACAF
700
#17898C
800
#126B6E
900
#114E50
950
#0B3132

Contrast Checker

Text on white

1.67:1

AA Fail AAA Fail

Text on black

12.55:1

AA Pass AAA Pass

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