#42ACB2#42ACB2

#42ACB2 is a light, moderate teal. Relative luminance 0.339; OKLCH L 68.6% C 0.096 H 200.4°. Best body text is #000000 at 7.78:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#42ACB2
RGB	rgb(66, 172, 178)
HSL	hsl(183, 46%, 48%)
HSV	hsv(183, 63%, 70%)
CMYK	cmyk(62.9%, 3.4%, 0%, 30.2%)
CIE-LAB	lab(64.86, -28.05, -12.08)
CIE-LCH	lch(64.86, 30.55, 203.30°)
OKLab	oklab(68.65% -0.0898 -0.0335)
OKLCH	oklch(68.65% 0.096 200.4)
XYZ	xyz(25.0317, 33.8750, 47.3302)
Luminance	0.3388 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	teal

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#42ACB2 #B24842

analogous

#42B280 #42ACB2 #4274B2

triadic

#42ACB2 #B242AC #ACB242

tetradic

#42ACB2 #8042B2 #B24842 #74B242

square

#42ACB2 #8042B2 #B24842 #74B242

split-complementary

#42ACB2 #B24274 #B28042

monochromatic

#215659 #318185 #42ACB2 #6AC3C8 #96D5D8

Accessibility & contrast

On white

2.70

#42ACB2 on #FFFFFF

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

On black

7.78

#42ACB2 on #000000

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

Best text color

#000000 on #42ACB2

7.78:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##42ACB2	#FFFFFF	#000000	##000000
##42ACB2	1.00	2.70	7.78	7.78
#FFFFFF	2.70	1.00	21.00	21.00
#000000	7.78	21.00	1.00	1.00
##000000	7.78	21.00	1.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#A0A5B3

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#8F98B3

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#00B2AE

Achromatopsia (no color)

#9D9D9D

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #42acb2;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(66, 172, 178);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(68.6% 0.096 200.4);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#84c5c9',
    500: '#42acb2',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #42acb2;
$custom-light: #84c5c9;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#42acb2",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 66,
    "g": 172,
    "b": 178
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 183.214,
    "s": 45.902,
    "l": 47.843
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.68645,
    "c": 0.09587,
    "h": 200.4
  },
  "luminance": 0.33878
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#42ACB2

secondary

#C48F8C

accent

#5952D6

background

#F8FCFC

surface

#F0F8F8

border

#CBD1D1

text

#0C1313

muted

#7D8282

Preview Lab

Preview with #42ACB2

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

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