#42999d

Color #42999d

A moderately saturated medium cyan.

Closest named color Cadet Blue #5f9ea0 · ΔE 6.22 Nearest Tailwind class teal-600 #009689 · ΔE 8.2

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Conversions

HEX

#42999d

RGB

rgb(66, 153, 157)

HSL

hsl(182.6, 40.8%, 43.7%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(182.6, 58%, 61.6%)

CMYK

cmyk(58%, 2.5%, 0%, 38.4%)

LAB

lab(58.39, -24.64, -9.97)

LCH

lch(58.39, 26.58, 202.03)

OKLCH

oklch(63.2%, 0.0829, 199.44)

HWB

hwb(182.6, 25.9%, 38.4%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#9d4642

Analogous

#429d73

#42999d

#426b9d

Triadic

#42999d

#9d4299

#999d42

Split-complementary

#42999d

#9d426b

#9d7342

Tetradic

#42999d

#46429d

#9d4642

#999d42

Square

#42999d

#73429d

#9d4642

#6b9d42

Shades

Color #42999d mixed toward black.

#377f83

#2c6669

#214c4e

#163334

#0b191a

Tints

Color #42999d mixed toward white.

#57b4b8

#78c3c6

#9ad2d5

#bce1e3

#ddf0f1

Tones

Color #42999d mixed toward gray.

#4a9295

#518b8e

#598486

#607d7f

#687677

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

3.35:1

Aa Black text on this color

6.28:1

Black text reads better on this background (6.28:1). That passes WCAG AA (≥4.5:1) for normal-size text, but not AAA.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#72739c · ΔE 27.3

Deuteranopia

#6d669c · ΔE 30.6

Tritanopia

#4a9b9b · ΔE 1.8

Achromatopsia

#8c8c8c · ΔE 20.2

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Code

CSS

background-color: #42999d;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#42999d]

Related colors

Cadet Blue #5f9ea0

Dark Turquoise #00ced1

Aqua #00ffff

Azure #f0ffff

Dark Cyan #008b8b

Dark Slate Gray #2f4f4f

Frequently asked questions

#42999d (#42999d) is rgb(66, 153, 157) in RGB.

No, #42999d is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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