#42A282#42A282

#42A282 is a light, moderate teal. Relative luminance 0.286; OKLCH L 64.6% C 0.103 H 168.1°. Best body text is #000000 at 6.72:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#42A282
RGB	rgb(66, 162, 130)
HSL	hsl(160, 42%, 45%)
HSV	hsv(160, 59%, 64%)
CMYK	cmyk(59.3%, 0%, 19.8%, 36.5%)
CIE-LAB	lab(60.43, -36.11, 8.30)
CIE-LCH	lch(60.43, 37.05, 167.05°)
OKLab	oklab(64.61% -0.1009 0.0213)
OKLCH	oklch(64.61% 0.103 168.1)
XYZ	xyz(19.1944, 28.6087, 25.6253)
Luminance	0.2861 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	neutral
Family	teal

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#42A282 #A24262

analogous

#42A252 #42A282 #4292A2

triadic

#42A282 #8242A2 #A28242

tetradic

#42A282 #5242A2 #A24262 #92A242

square

#42A282 #5242A2 #A24262 #92A242

split-complementary

#42A282 #A24292 #A25242

monochromatic

#1F4B3C #30775F #42A282 #62BFA0 #8ED1BA

Accessibility & contrast

On white

3.12

#42A282 on #FFFFFF

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

6.72

#42A282 on #000000

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#000000 on #42A282

6.72:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##42A282	#FFFFFF	#000000	##000000
##42A282	1.00	3.12	6.72	6.72
#FFFFFF	3.12	1.00	21.00	21.00
#000000	6.72	21.00	1.00	1.00
##000000	6.72	21.00	1.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#9E9880

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#908E84

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#03A399

Achromatopsia (no color)

#929292

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #42a282;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(66, 162, 130);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(64.6% 0.103 168.1);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#80bea6',
    500: '#42a282',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #42a282;
$custom-light: #80bea6;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#42a282",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 66,
    "g": 162,
    "b": 130
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 160,
    "s": 42.105,
    "l": 44.706
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.64606,
    "c": 0.1031,
    "h": 168.1
  },
  "luminance": 0.28611
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#42A282

secondary

#BC8497

accent

#567FD2

background

#F8FBFA

surface

#EFF7F4

border

#CAD0CE

text

#0B120F

muted

#7C817F

Preview Lab

Preview with #42A282

Body copy rendered with the generated semantic roles for this colour.

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