#42ABA2#42ABA2

#42ABA2 is a light, moderate teal. Relative luminance 0.329; OKLCH L 67.8% C 0.097 H 187.3°. Best body text is #000000 at 7.58:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#42ABA2
RGB	rgb(66, 171, 162)
HSL	hsl(175, 44%, 46%)
HSV	hsv(175, 61%, 67%)
CMYK	cmyk(61.4%, 0%, 5.3%, 32.9%)
CIE-LAB	lab(64.07, -32.08, -4.34)
CIE-LCH	lch(64.07, 32.38, 187.70°)
OKLab	oklab(67.84% -0.0958 -0.0122)
OKLCH	oklch(67.84% 0.097 187.3)
XYZ	xyz(23.3283, 32.8903, 39.2944)
Luminance	0.3289 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	teal

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#42ABA2 #AB424B

analogous

#42AB6E #42ABA2 #4280AB

triadic

#42ABA2 #A242AB #ABA242

tetradic

#42ABA2 #6E42AB #AB424B #80AB42

square

#42ABA2 #6E42AB #AB424B #80AB42

split-complementary

#42ABA2 #AB4280 #AB6E42

monochromatic

#20534E #317F78 #42ABA2 #66C4BC #92D5CF

Accessibility & contrast

On white

2.77

#42ABA2 on #FFFFFF

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

On black

7.58

#42ABA2 on #000000

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

Best text color

#000000 on #42ABA2

7.58:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##42ABA2	#FFFFFF	#000000	##000000
##42ABA2	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)

#A2A2A2

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#9296A3

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#00AFA8

Achromatopsia (no color)

#9B9B9B

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #42aba2;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(66, 171, 162);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(67.8% 0.097 187.3);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#82c4bd',
    500: '#42aba2',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #42aba2;
$custom-light: #82c4bd;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#42aba2",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 66,
    "g": 171,
    "b": 162
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 174.857,
    "s": 44.304,
    "l": 46.471
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.67843,
    "c": 0.09662,
    "h": 187.3
  },
  "luminance": 0.32893
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#42ABA2

secondary

#C0888D

accent

#545FD4

background

#F8FCFB

surface

#F0F8F6

border

#CBD1D0

text

#0C1312

muted

#7D8281

Preview Lab

Preview with #42ABA2

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

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