#42ADA0#42ADA0

#42ADA0 is a light, moderate teal. Relative luminance 0.336; OKLCH L 68.3% C 0.099 H 184.1°. Best body text is #000000 at 7.72:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#42ADA0
RGB	rgb(66, 173, 160)
HSL	hsl(173, 45%, 47%)
HSV	hsv(173, 62%, 68%)
CMYK	cmyk(61.8%, 0%, 7.5%, 32.2%)
CIE-LAB	lab(64.63, -33.57, -2.40)
CIE-LCH	lch(64.63, 33.66, 184.09°)
OKLab	oklab(68.28% -0.0989 -0.007)
OKLCH	oklch(68.28% 0.099 184.1)
XYZ	xyz(23.5326, 33.5810, 38.4925)
Luminance	0.3358 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	teal

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#42ADA0 #AD424F

analogous

#42AD6B #42ADA0 #4285AD

triadic

#42ADA0 #A042AD #ADA042

tetradic

#42ADA0 #6B42AD #AD424F #85AD42

square

#42ADA0 #6B42AD #AD424F #85AD42

split-complementary

#42ADA0 #AD4285 #AD6B42

monochromatic

#20544E #318177 #42ADA0 #67C5BA #93D6CE

Accessibility & contrast

On white

2.72

#42ADA0 on #FFFFFF

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

On black

7.72

#42ADA0 on #000000

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

Best text color

#000000 on #42ADA0

7.72:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##42ADA0	#FFFFFF	#000000	##000000
##42ADA0	1.00	2.72	7.72	7.72
#FFFFFF	2.72	1.00	21.00	21.00
#000000	7.72	21.00	1.00	1.00
##000000	7.72	21.00	1.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#A5A4A0

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#9598A1

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#00B0A9

Achromatopsia (no color)

#9D9D9D

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #42ada0;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(66, 173, 160);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(68.3% 0.099 184.1);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#83c6bc',
    500: '#42ada0',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #42ada0;
$custom-light: #83c6bc;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#42ada0",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 66,
    "g": 173,
    "b": 160
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 172.71,
    "s": 44.77,
    "l": 46.863
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.68276,
    "c": 0.09916,
    "h": 184.1
  },
  "luminance": 0.33583
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#42ADA0

secondary

#C18990

accent

#5363D4

background

#F8FCFB

surface

#F0F8F6

border

#CBD1D0

text

#0C1312

muted

#7D8281

Preview Lab

Preview with #42ADA0

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

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