#42A2AC#42A2AC
#42A2AC is a light, moderate teal. Relative luminance 0.300; OKLCH L 66.0% C 0.090 H 204.7°. Best body text is #000000 at 7.00:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #42A2AC |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(66, 162, 172) |
| HSL | hsl(186, 45%, 47%) |
| HSV | hsv(186, 62%, 67%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(61.6%, 5.8%, 0%, 32.5%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(61.63, -24.82, -13.58) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(61.63, 28.29, 208.69°) |
| OKLab | oklab(65.97% -0.0817 -0.0376) |
| OKLCH | oklch(65.97% 0.09 204.7) |
| XYZ | xyz(22.6104, 29.9751, 43.6159) |
| Luminance | 0.2998 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | teal |
Closest named colors
Cadetblue
#5F9EA0
ΔE00 4.25
Turquoise Blue
#06B1C4
ΔE00 5.32
Sea
#3C9992
ΔE00 7.63
Lightseagreen
#20B2AA
ΔE00 8.96
Darkcyan
#008B8B
ΔE00 9.84
Teal Blue
#01889F
ΔE00 10.12
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#42A2AC #AC4C42
analogous
#42AC81 #42A2AC #426DAC
triadic
#42A2AC #AC42A2 #A2AC42
tetradic
#42A2AC #8142AC #AC4C42 #6DAC42
square
#42A2AC #8142AC #AC4C42 #6DAC42
split-complementary
#42A2AC #AC426D #AC8142
monochromatic
#204F54 #317880 #42A2AC #67BCC5 #93CFD6
Accessibility & contrast
On white
3.00
#42A2AC on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
7.00
#42A2AC on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #42A2AC
7.00:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##42A2AC | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##42A2AC | 1.00 | 3.00 | 7.00 | 7.00 |
| #FFFFFF | 3.00 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 7.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 7.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#969CAD
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#8690AC
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#00A8A5
Achromatopsia (no color)
#959595
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #42a2ac; /* rgb */ color: rgb(66, 162, 172); /* oklch */ color: oklch(66.0% 0.090 204.7);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#82bec4',
500: '#42a2ac',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #42a2ac; $custom-light: #82bec4; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#42a2ac",
"rgb": {
"r": 66,
"g": 162,
"b": 172
},
"hsl": {
"h": 185.66,
"s": 44.538,
"l": 46.667
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.65974,
"c": 0.08993,
"h": 204.7
},
"luminance": 0.29977
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#42A2AC
secondary
#C18E89
accent
#6054D4
background
#F8FBFC
surface
#F0F6F8
border
#CBD0D1
text
#0C1212
muted
#7D8181