#42AAAD#42AAAD
#42AAAD is a light, moderate teal. Relative luminance 0.329; OKLCH L 68.0% C 0.094 H 197.8°. Best body text is #000000 at 7.58:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #42AAAD |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(66, 170, 173) |
| HSL | hsl(182, 45%, 47%) |
| HSV | hsv(182, 62%, 68%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(61.8%, 1.7%, 0%, 32.2%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(64.10, -28.51, -10.44) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(64.10, 30.37, 200.11°) |
| OKLab | oklab(67.97% -0.0899 -0.0289) |
| OKLCH | oklch(67.97% 0.094 197.8) |
| XYZ | xyz(24.1611, 32.9223, 44.6084) |
| Luminance | 0.3292 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | teal |
Closest named colors
Cadetblue
#5F9EA0
ΔE00 5.20
Lightseagreen
#20B2AA
ΔE00 5.35
Turquoise Blue
#06B1C4
ΔE00 5.80
Sea
#3C9992
ΔE00 6.76
Topaz
#13BBAF
ΔE00 7.72
Blue Green
#0F9B8E
ΔE00 8.75
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#42AAAD #AD4542
analogous
#42AD7B #42AAAD #4275AD
triadic
#42AAAD #AD42AA #AAAD42
tetradic
#42AAAD #7B42AD #AD4542 #75AD42
square
#42AAAD #7B42AD #AD4542 #75AD42
split-complementary
#42AAAD #AD4275 #AD7B42
monochromatic
#205354 #317E81 #42AAAD #67C2C5 #93D4D6
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.77
#42AAAD on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
7.58
#42AAAD on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #42AAAD
7.58:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##42AAAD | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##42AAAD | 1.00 | 2.77 | 7.58 | 7.58 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.77 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 7.58 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 7.58 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#9FA2AD
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#8E96AE
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#00B0AB
Achromatopsia (no color)
#9B9B9B
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #42aaad; /* rgb */ color: rgb(66, 170, 173); /* oklch */ color: oklch(68.0% 0.094 197.8);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#83c3c5',
500: '#42aaad',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #42aaad; $custom-light: #83c3c5; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#42aaad",
"rgb": {
"r": 66,
"g": 170,
"b": 173
},
"hsl": {
"h": 181.682,
"s": 44.77,
"l": 46.863
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.67974,
"c": 0.09441,
"h": 197.8
},
"luminance": 0.32925
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#42AAAD
secondary
#C18B89
accent
#5753D4
background
#F8FCFC
surface
#F0F8F8
border
#CBD1D1
text
#0C1212
muted
#7D8181