#42ABB1#42ABB1
#42ABB1 is a light, moderate teal. Relative luminance 0.335; OKLCH L 68.4% C 0.095 H 200.5°. Best body text is #000000 at 7.69:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #42ABB1 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(66, 171, 177) |
| HSL | hsl(183, 46%, 48%) |
| HSV | hsv(183, 63%, 69%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(62.7%, 3.4%, 0%, 30.6%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(64.53, -27.85, -12.03) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(64.53, 30.34, 203.36°) |
| OKLab | oklab(68.36% -0.0892 -0.0333) |
| OKLCH | oklch(68.36% 0.095 200.5) |
| XYZ | xyz(24.7421, 33.4557, 46.7401) |
| Luminance | 0.3346 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | teal |
Closest named colors
Turquoise Blue
#06B1C4
ΔE00 4.68
Cadetblue
#5F9EA0
ΔE00 5.38
Lightseagreen
#20B2AA
ΔE00 6.31
Sea
#3C9992
ΔE00 7.76
Topaz
#13BBAF
ΔE00 8.52
Darkturquoise
#00CED1
ΔE00 9.69
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#42ABB1 #B14842
analogous
#42B17F #42ABB1 #4274B1
triadic
#42ABB1 #B142AB #ABB142
tetradic
#42ABB1 #7F42B1 #B14842 #74B142
square
#42ABB1 #7F42B1 #B14842 #74B142
split-complementary
#42ABB1 #B14274 #B17F42
monochromatic
#215558 #318084 #42ABB1 #69C2C7 #96D4D8
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.73
#42ABB1 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
7.69
#42ABB1 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #42ABB1
7.69:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##42ABB1 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##42ABB1 | 1.00 | 2.73 | 7.69 | 7.69 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.73 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 7.69 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 7.69 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#9FA4B2
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#8E97B2
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#00B1AD
Achromatopsia (no color)
#9C9C9C
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #42abb1; /* rgb */ color: rgb(66, 171, 177); /* oklch */ color: oklch(68.4% 0.095 200.5);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#84c4c8',
500: '#42abb1',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #42abb1; $custom-light: #84c4c8; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#42abb1",
"rgb": {
"r": 66,
"g": 171,
"b": 177
},
"hsl": {
"h": 183.243,
"s": 45.679,
"l": 47.647
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.68364,
"c": 0.09522,
"h": 200.5
},
"luminance": 0.33458
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#42ABB1
secondary
#C38E8B
accent
#5A52D5
background
#F8FCFC
surface
#F0F8F8
border
#CBD1D1
text
#0C1213
muted
#7D8182