#42A2AB#42A2AB
#42A2AB is a light, moderate teal. Relative luminance 0.299; OKLCH L 65.9% C 0.090 H 203.8°. Best body text is #000000 at 6.99:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #42A2AB |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(66, 162, 171) |
| HSL | hsl(185, 44%, 46%) |
| HSV | hsv(185, 61%, 67%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(61.4%, 5.3%, 0%, 32.9%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(61.60, -25.11, -13.07) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(61.60, 28.31, 207.50°) |
| OKLab | oklab(65.94% -0.0821 -0.0362) |
| OKLCH | oklch(65.94% 0.09 203.8) |
| XYZ | xyz(22.5147, 29.9368, 43.1120) |
| Luminance | 0.2994 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | teal |
Closest named colors
Cadetblue
#5F9EA0
ΔE00 4.09
Turquoise Blue
#06B1C4
ΔE00 5.49
Sea
#3C9992
ΔE00 7.26
Lightseagreen
#20B2AA
ΔE00 8.62
Darkcyan
#008B8B
ΔE00 9.64
Blue Green
#0F9B8E
ΔE00 10.02
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#42A2AB #AB4B42
analogous
#42AB80 #42A2AB #426EAB
triadic
#42A2AB #AB42A2 #A2AB42
tetradic
#42A2AB #8042AB #AB4B42 #6EAB42
square
#42A2AB #8042AB #AB4B42 #6EAB42
split-complementary
#42A2AB #AB426E #AB8042
monochromatic
#204E53 #31787F #42A2AB #66BCC4 #92CFD5
Accessibility & contrast
On white
3.01
#42A2AB on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
6.99
#42A2AB on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#000000 on #42A2AB
6.99:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##42A2AB | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##42A2AB | 1.00 | 3.01 | 6.99 | 6.99 |
| #FFFFFF | 3.01 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 6.99 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 6.99 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#969CAC
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#8690AB
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#00A8A5
Achromatopsia (no color)
#959595
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #42a2ab; /* rgb */ color: rgb(66, 162, 171); /* oklch */ color: oklch(65.9% 0.090 203.8);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#82bec4',
500: '#42a2ab',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #42a2ab; $custom-light: #82bec4; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#42a2ab",
"rgb": {
"r": 66,
"g": 162,
"b": 171
},
"hsl": {
"h": 185.143,
"s": 44.304,
"l": 46.471
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.65936,
"c": 0.08973,
"h": 203.8
},
"luminance": 0.29939
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#42A2AB
secondary
#C08D88
accent
#5F54D4
background
#F8FBFC
surface
#F0F6F8
border
#CBD0D1
text
#0B1212
muted
#7C8181