#42ABB2#42ABB2

#42ABB2 is a light, moderate teal. Relative luminance 0.335; OKLCH L 68.4% C 0.095 H 201.4°. Best body text is #000000 at 7.70:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#42ABB2
RGB	rgb(66, 171, 178)
HSL	hsl(184, 46%, 48%)
HSV	hsv(184, 63%, 70%)
CMYK	cmyk(62.9%, 3.9%, 0%, 30.2%)
CIE-LAB	lab(64.56, -27.56, -12.54)
CIE-LCH	lch(64.56, 30.28, 204.46°)
OKLab	oklab(68.4% -0.0888 -0.0347)
OKLCH	oklch(68.4% 0.095 201.4)
XYZ	xyz(24.8421, 33.4958, 47.2670)
Luminance	0.3350 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	teal

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#42ABB2 #B24942

analogous

#42B281 #42ABB2 #4273B2

triadic

#42ABB2 #B242AB #ABB242

tetradic

#42ABB2 #8142B2 #B24942 #73B242

square

#42ABB2 #8142B2 #B24942 #73B242

split-complementary

#42ABB2 #B24273 #B28142

monochromatic

#215559 #318085 #42ABB2 #6AC2C8 #96D4D8

Accessibility & contrast

On white

2.73

#42ABB2 on #FFFFFF

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

On black

7.70

#42ABB2 on #000000

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

Best text color

#000000 on #42ABB2

7.70:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##42ABB2	#FFFFFF	#000000	##000000
##42ABB2	1.00	2.73	7.70	7.70
#FFFFFF	2.73	1.00	21.00	21.00
#000000	7.70	21.00	1.00	1.00
##000000	7.70	21.00	1.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#9FA4B3

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#8E97B3

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#00B1AD

Achromatopsia (no color)

#9D9D9D

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #42abb2;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(66, 171, 178);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(68.4% 0.095 201.4);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#84c4c9',
    500: '#42abb2',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #42abb2;
$custom-light: #84c4c9;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#42abb2",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 66,
    "g": 171,
    "b": 178
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 183.75,
    "s": 45.902,
    "l": 47.843
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.68401,
    "c": 0.09532,
    "h": 201.4
  },
  "luminance": 0.33498
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#42ABB2

secondary

#C48F8C

accent

#5A52D6

background

#F8FCFC

surface

#F0F8F8

border

#CBD1D1

text

#0C1213

muted

#7D8182

Preview Lab

Preview with #42ABB2

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

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