#42AAA0#42AAA0

#42AAA0 is a light, moderate teal. Relative luminance 0.324; OKLCH L 67.5% C 0.096 H 186.4°. Best body text is #000000 at 7.49:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#42AAA0
RGB	rgb(66, 170, 160)
HSL	hsl(174, 44%, 46%)
HSV	hsv(174, 61%, 67%)
CMYK	cmyk(61.2%, 0%, 5.9%, 33.3%)
CIE-LAB	lab(63.71, -32.15, -3.76)
CIE-LCH	lch(63.71, 32.37, 186.67°)
OKLab	oklab(67.53% -0.0957 -0.0107)
OKLCH	oklch(67.53% 0.096 186.4)
XYZ	xyz(22.9638, 32.4434, 38.3029)
Luminance	0.3245 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	teal

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#42AAA0 #AA424C

analogous

#42AA6C #42AAA0 #4280AA

triadic

#42AAA0 #A042AA #AAA042

tetradic

#42AAA0 #6C42AA #AA424C #80AA42

square

#42AAA0 #6C42AA #AA424C #80AA42

split-complementary

#42AAA0 #AA4280 #AA6C42

monochromatic

#20524D #317E77 #42AAA0 #66C3BA #92D5CE

Accessibility & contrast

On white

2.80

#42AAA0 on #FFFFFF

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

On black

7.49

#42AAA0 on #000000

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

Best text color

#000000 on #42AAA0

7.49:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##42AAA0	#FFFFFF	#000000	##000000
##42AAA0	1.00	2.80	7.49	7.49
#FFFFFF	2.80	1.00	21.00	21.00
#000000	7.49	21.00	1.00	1.00
##000000	7.49	21.00	1.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#A2A1A0

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#9295A1

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#00AEA7

Achromatopsia (no color)

#9A9A9A

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #42aaa0;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(66, 170, 160);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(67.5% 0.096 186.4);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#82c4bc',
    500: '#42aaa0',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #42aaa0;
$custom-light: #82c4bc;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#42aaa0",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 66,
    "g": 170,
    "b": 160
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 174.231,
    "s": 44.068,
    "l": 46.275
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.67529,
    "c": 0.09625,
    "h": 186.4
  },
  "luminance": 0.32446
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#42AAA0

secondary

#C0888D

accent

#5460D4

background

#F8FCFB

surface

#F0F8F6

border

#CBD1D0

text

#0B1212

muted

#7C8181

Preview Lab

Preview with #42AAA0

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

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