#42BBC9

#42BBC9

Color Values

HEX

#42BBC9

RGB

66, 187, 201

HSL

186,2, 55,6%, 52,4%

HSV

186,2, 67,2%, 78,8%

CMYK

67,2%, 7,0%, 0,0%, 21,2%

OKLCH

0,7313 0,1065 206,1

Properties

Cool Light Nearest: Teal Blue

Color Harmonies

Complementary

#42BBC9

#C95042

Analogous

#42C994

#4278C9

#42BBC9

Triadic

#42BBC9

#C942BB

#BBC942

Split Complementary

#42BBC9

#C94278

#C99442

Tetradic

#42BBC9

#9442C9

#C95042

#78C942

Color Blindness Simulation

Original

#42BBC9

Protanopia

#7677C6

Deuteranopia

#6F66C5

Tritanopia

#48C3C2

Achromatopsia

#A2A2A2

CSS Usage

background-color: #42BBC9;
color: #42BBC9;
border-color: #42BBC9;
Nearest Tailwind: Cyan 500 #06B6D4

Tailwind Shades

50
#F4FAFB
100
#E5F4F6
200
#C7EBEF
300
#A0DDE4
400
#6CCAD5
500
#39B8C6
600
#2D939F
700
#24767F
800
#1C5C63
900
#184449
950
#0F2B2E

Contrast Checker

Text on white

2,29:1

AA Fail AAA Fail

Text on black

9,18:1

AA Pass AAA Pass

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