#42A2AF#42A2AF

#42A2AF is a light, moderate teal. Relative luminance 0.301; OKLCH L 66.1% C 0.091 H 207.5°. Best body text is #000000 at 7.02:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#42A2AF
RGB	rgb(66, 162, 175)
HSL	hsl(187, 45%, 47%)
HSV	hsv(187, 62%, 69%)
CMYK	cmyk(62.3%, 7.4%, 0%, 31.4%)
CIE-LAB	lab(61.73, -23.92, -15.12)
CIE-LCH	lch(61.73, 28.30, 212.29°)
OKLab	oklab(66.09% -0.0804 -0.0419)
OKLCH	oklch(66.09% 0.091 207.5)
XYZ	xyz(22.9017, 30.0917, 45.1505)
Luminance	0.3009 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	teal

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#42A2AF #AF4F42

analogous

#42AF86 #42A2AF #426CAF

triadic

#42A2AF #AF42A2 #A2AF42

tetradic

#42A2AF #8642AF #AF4F42 #6CAF42

square

#42A2AF #8642AF #AF4F42 #6CAF42

split-complementary

#42A2AF #AF426C #AF8642

monochromatic

#205056 #317983 #42A2AF #68BBC6 #95CFD7

Accessibility & contrast

On white

2.99

#42A2AF on #FFFFFF

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

On black

7.02

#42A2AF on #000000

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

Best text color

#000000 on #42A2AF

7.02:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##42A2AF	#FFFFFF	#000000	##000000
##42A2AF	1.00	2.99	7.02	7.02
#FFFFFF	2.99	1.00	21.00	21.00
#000000	7.02	21.00	1.00	1.00
##000000	7.02	21.00	1.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#959CB0

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#8590AF

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#00A9A6

Achromatopsia (no color)

#959595

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #42a2af;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(66, 162, 175);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(66.1% 0.091 207.5);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#83bdc6',
    500: '#42a2af',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #42a2af;
$custom-light: #83bdc6;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#42a2af",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 66,
    "g": 162,
    "b": 175
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 187.156,
    "s": 45.228,
    "l": 47.255
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.66088,
    "c": 0.09067,
    "h": 207.5
  },
  "luminance": 0.30094
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#42A2AF

secondary

#C2918A

accent

#6253D5

background

#F8FBFC

surface

#F0F6F8

border

#CBD0D1

text

#0C1213

muted

#7D8182

Preview Lab

Preview with #42A2AF

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

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