#42ADB3#42ADB3

#42ADB3 is a light, moderate teal. Relative luminance 0.343; OKLCH L 68.9% C 0.097 H 200.4°. Best body text is #000000 at 7.86:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#42ADB3
RGB	rgb(66, 173, 179)
HSL	hsl(183, 46%, 48%)
HSV	hsv(183, 63%, 70%)
CMYK	cmyk(63.1%, 3.4%, 0%, 29.8%)
CIE-LAB	lab(65.20, -28.26, -12.14)
CIE-LCH	lch(65.20, 30.75, 203.25°)
OKLab	oklab(68.93% -0.0905 -0.0336)
OKLCH	oklch(68.93% 0.097 200.4)
XYZ	xyz(25.3235, 34.2973, 47.9245)
Luminance	0.3430 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	teal

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#42ADB3 #B34842

analogous

#42B380 #42ADB3 #4274B3

triadic

#42ADB3 #B342AD #ADB342

tetradic

#42ADB3 #8042B3 #B34842 #74B342

square

#42ADB3 #8042B3 #B34842 #74B342

split-complementary

#42ADB3 #B34274 #B38042

monochromatic

#21575A #328286 #42ADB3 #6AC3C8 #97D5D9

Accessibility & contrast

On white

2.67

#42ADB3 on #FFFFFF

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

On black

7.86

#42ADB3 on #000000

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

Best text color

#000000 on #42ADB3

7.86:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##42ADB3	#FFFFFF	#000000	##000000
##42ADB3	1.00	2.67	7.86	7.86
#FFFFFF	2.67	1.00	21.00	21.00
#000000	7.86	21.00	1.00	1.00
##000000	7.86	21.00	1.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#A1A6B4

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#9099B4

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#00B3AF

Achromatopsia (no color)

#9E9E9E

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #42adb3;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(66, 173, 179);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(68.9% 0.097 200.4);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#84c6c9',
    500: '#42adb3',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #42adb3;
$custom-light: #84c6c9;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#42adb3",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 66,
    "g": 173,
    "b": 179
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 183.186,
    "s": 46.122,
    "l": 48.039
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.68926,
    "c": 0.09651,
    "h": 200.4
  },
  "luminance": 0.343
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#42ADB3

secondary

#C48F8C

accent

#5952D6

background

#F8FCFC

surface

#F0F8F8

border

#CBD1D1

text

#0C1313

muted

#7D8282

Preview Lab

Preview with #42ADB3

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

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