#42AAA2#42AAA2

#42AAA2 is a light, moderate teal. Relative luminance 0.325; OKLCH L 67.6% C 0.096 H 188.1°. Best body text is #000000 at 7.50:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#42AAA2
RGB	rgb(66, 170, 162)
HSL	hsl(175, 44%, 46%)
HSV	hsv(175, 61%, 67%)
CMYK	cmyk(61.2%, 0%, 4.7%, 33.3%)
CIE-LAB	lab(63.77, -31.61, -4.79)
CIE-LCH	lch(63.77, 31.97, 188.62°)
OKLab	oklab(67.6% -0.0947 -0.0135)
OKLCH	oklch(67.6% 0.096 188.1)
XYZ	xyz(23.1402, 32.5139, 39.2317)
Luminance	0.3252 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	teal

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

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Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#42AAA2 #AA424A

analogous

#42AA6E #42AAA2 #427EAA

triadic

#42AAA2 #A242AA #AAA242

tetradic

#42AAA2 #6E42AA #AA424A #7EAA42

square

#42AAA2 #6E42AA #AA424A #7EAA42

split-complementary

#42AAA2 #AA427E #AA6E42

monochromatic

#20524E #317E78 #42AAA2 #66C3BC #92D5CF

Accessibility & contrast

On white

2.80

#42AAA2 on #FFFFFF

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

On black

7.50

#42AAA2 on #000000

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

Best text color

#000000 on #42AAA2

7.50:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##42AAA2	#FFFFFF	#000000	##000000
##42AAA2	1.00	2.80	7.50	7.50
#FFFFFF	2.80	1.00	21.00	21.00
#000000	7.50	21.00	1.00	1.00
##000000	7.50	21.00	1.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#A1A1A2

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#9195A3

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#00AEA7

Achromatopsia (no color)

#9A9A9A

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #42aaa2;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(66, 170, 162);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(67.6% 0.096 188.1);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#82c4bd',
    500: '#42aaa2',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #42aaa2;
$custom-light: #82c4bd;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#42aaa2",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 66,
    "g": 170,
    "b": 162
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 175.385,
    "s": 44.068,
    "l": 46.275
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.67595,
    "c": 0.0957,
    "h": 188.1
  },
  "luminance": 0.32516
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#42AAA2

secondary

#C0888C

accent

#545ED4

background

#F8FCFB

surface

#F0F8F6

border

#CBD1D0

text

#0C1212

muted

#7D8181

Preview Lab

Preview with #42AAA2

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

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