#42ABB3#42ABB3

#42ABB3 is a light, moderate teal. Relative luminance 0.335; OKLCH L 68.4% C 0.095 H 202.3°. Best body text is #000000 at 7.71:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#42ABB3
RGB	rgb(66, 171, 179)
HSL	hsl(184, 46%, 48%)
HSV	hsv(184, 63%, 70%)
CMYK	cmyk(63.1%, 4.5%, 0%, 29.8%)
CIE-LAB	lab(64.59, -27.27, -13.05)
CIE-LCH	lch(64.59, 30.23, 205.57°)
OKLab	oklab(68.44% -0.0883 -0.0361)
OKLCH	oklch(68.44% 0.095 202.3)
XYZ	xyz(24.9429, 33.5361, 47.7977)
Luminance	0.3354 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	teal

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#42ABB3 #B34A42

analogous

#42B382 #42ABB3 #4272B3

triadic

#42ABB3 #B342AB #ABB342

tetradic

#42ABB3 #8242B3 #B34A42 #72B342

square

#42ABB3 #8242B3 #B34A42 #72B342

split-complementary

#42ABB3 #B34272 #B38242

monochromatic

#21565A #328086 #42ABB3 #6AC1C8 #97D4D9

Accessibility & contrast

On white

2.72

#42ABB3 on #FFFFFF

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

On black

7.71

#42ABB3 on #000000

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

Best text color

#000000 on #42ABB3

7.71:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##42ABB3	#FFFFFF	#000000	##000000
##42ABB3	1.00	2.72	7.71	7.71
#FFFFFF	2.72	1.00	21.00	21.00
#000000	7.71	21.00	1.00	1.00
##000000	7.71	21.00	1.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#9FA4B4

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#8D97B4

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#00B1AD

Achromatopsia (no color)

#9D9D9D

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #42abb3;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(66, 171, 179);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(68.4% 0.095 202.3);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#84c4c9',
    500: '#42abb3',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #42abb3;
$custom-light: #84c4c9;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#42abb3",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 66,
    "g": 171,
    "b": 179
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 184.248,
    "s": 46.122,
    "l": 48.039
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.68437,
    "c": 0.09545,
    "h": 202.3
  },
  "luminance": 0.33539
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#42ABB3

secondary

#C4908C

accent

#5B52D6

background

#F8FCFC

surface

#F0F8F8

border

#CBD1D1

text

#0C1213

muted

#7D8182

Preview Lab

Preview with #42ABB3

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

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