#42ACBB#42ACBB

#42ACBB is a light, moderate teal. Relative luminance 0.343; OKLCH L 69.0% C 0.098 H 208.2°. Best body text is #000000 at 7.85:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#42ACBB
RGB	rgb(66, 172, 187)
HSL	hsl(187, 48%, 50%)
HSV	hsv(187, 65%, 73%)
CMYK	cmyk(64.7%, 8%, 0%, 26.7%)
CIE-LAB	lab(65.16, -25.39, -16.65)
CIE-LCH	lch(65.16, 30.36, 213.25°)
OKLab	oklab(68.98% -0.086 -0.0462)
OKLCH	oklch(68.98% 0.098 208.2)
XYZ	xyz(25.9651, 34.2483, 52.2463)
Luminance	0.3425 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	teal

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#42ACBB #BB5142

analogous

#42BB8E #42ACBB #4270BB

triadic

#42ACBB #BB42AC #ACBB42

tetradic

#42ACBB #8E42BB #BB5142 #70BB42

square

#42ACBB #8E42BB #BB5142 #70BB42

split-complementary

#42ACBB #BB4270 #BB8E42

monochromatic

#225961 #32828E #42ACBB #6EC0CC #9CD4DC

Accessibility & contrast

On white

2.68

#42ACBB on #FFFFFF

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

On black

7.85

#42ACBB on #000000

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

Best text color

#000000 on #42ACBB

7.85:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##42ACBB	#FFFFFF	#000000	##000000
##42ACBB	1.00	2.68	7.85	7.85
#FFFFFF	2.68	1.00	21.00	21.00
#000000	7.85	21.00	1.00	1.00
##000000	7.85	21.00	1.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#9EA6BC

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#8C98BB

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#00B3B0

Achromatopsia (no color)

#9E9E9E

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #42acbb;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(66, 172, 187);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(69.0% 0.098 208.2);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#85c5cf',
    500: '#42acbb',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #42acbb;
$custom-light: #85c5cf;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#42acbb",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 66,
    "g": 172,
    "b": 187
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 187.438,
    "s": 47.826,
    "l": 49.608
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.68982,
    "c": 0.09765,
    "h": 208.2
  },
  "luminance": 0.34251
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#42ACBB

secondary

#C89891

accent

#6150D7

background

#F8FCFC

surface

#F0F8F9

border

#CBD1D2

text

#0C1313

muted

#7D8282

Preview Lab

Preview with #42ACBB

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

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