#42A696#42A696

#42A696 is a light, moderate teal. Relative luminance 0.306; OKLCH L 66.2% C 0.096 H 180.9°. Best body text is #000000 at 7.13:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#42A696
RGB	rgb(66, 166, 150)
HSL	hsl(170, 43%, 45%)
HSV	hsv(170, 60%, 65%)
CMYK	cmyk(60.2%, 0%, 9.6%, 34.9%)
CIE-LAB	lab(62.19, -32.94, -0.38)
CIE-LCH	lch(62.19, 32.94, 180.66°)
OKLab	oklab(66.21% -0.0959 -0.0016)
OKLCH	oklch(66.21% 0.096 180.9)
XYZ	xyz(21.3855, 30.6305, 33.6335)
Luminance	0.3063 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	teal

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#42A696 #A64252

analogous

#42A664 #42A696 #4284A6

triadic

#42A696 #9642A6 #A69642

tetradic

#42A696 #6442A6 #A64252 #84A642

square

#42A696 #6442A6 #A64252 #84A642

split-complementary

#42A696 #A64284 #A66442

monochromatic

#1F4E47 #317A6E #42A696 #64C1B2 #90D3C8

Accessibility & contrast

On white

2.95

#42A696 on #FFFFFF

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

On black

7.13

#42A696 on #000000

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

Best text color

#000000 on #42A696

7.13:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##42A696	#FFFFFF	#000000	##000000
##42A696	1.00	2.95	7.13	7.13
#FFFFFF	2.95	1.00	21.00	21.00
#000000	7.13	21.00	1.00	1.00
##000000	7.13	21.00	1.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#9F9D95

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#909297

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#00A9A1

Achromatopsia (no color)

#969696

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #42a696;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(66, 166, 150);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(66.2% 0.096 180.9);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#81c1b4',
    500: '#42a696',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #42a696;
$custom-light: #81c1b4;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#42a696",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 66,
    "g": 166,
    "b": 150
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 170.4,
    "s": 43.103,
    "l": 45.49
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.66208,
    "c": 0.09589,
    "h": 180.9
  },
  "luminance": 0.30633
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#42A696

secondary

#BE868F

accent

#5569D3

background

#F8FBFB

surface

#EFF7F6

border

#CAD0D0

text

#0B1211

muted

#7C8180

Preview Lab

Preview with #42A696

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

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