#42ADBB#42ADBB

#42ADBB is a light, moderate teal. Relative luminance 0.346; OKLCH L 69.2% C 0.098 H 207.3°. Best body text is #000000 at 7.93:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#42ADBB
RGB	rgb(66, 173, 187)
HSL	hsl(187, 48%, 50%)
HSV	hsv(187, 65%, 73%)
CMYK	cmyk(64.7%, 7.5%, 0%, 26.7%)
CIE-LAB	lab(65.46, -25.90, -16.19)
CIE-LCH	lch(65.46, 30.54, 212.02°)
OKLab	oklab(69.23% -0.0871 -0.0449)
OKLCH	oklch(69.23% 0.098 207.3)
XYZ	xyz(26.1562, 34.6304, 52.3099)
Luminance	0.3463 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	teal

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#42ADBB #BB5042

analogous

#42BB8D #42ADBB #4271BB

triadic

#42ADBB #BB42AD #ADBB42

tetradic

#42ADBB #8D42BB #BB5042 #71BB42

square

#42ADBB #8D42BB #BB5042 #71BB42

split-complementary

#42ADBB #BB4271 #BB8D42

monochromatic

#225961 #32838E #42ADBB #6EC1CC #9CD4DC

Accessibility & contrast

On white

2.65

#42ADBB on #FFFFFF

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

On black

7.93

#42ADBB on #000000

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

Best text color

#000000 on #42ADBB

7.93:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##42ADBB	#FFFFFF	#000000	##000000
##42ADBB	1.00	2.65	7.93	7.93
#FFFFFF	2.65	1.00	21.00	21.00
#000000	7.93	21.00	1.00	1.00
##000000	7.93	21.00	1.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#9FA7BC

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#8D99BB

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#00B4B1

Achromatopsia (no color)

#9F9F9F

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #42adbb;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(66, 173, 187);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(69.2% 0.098 207.3);

Tailwind

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

SCSS

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

JSON

{
  "hex": "#42adbb",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 66,
    "g": 173,
    "b": 187
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 186.942,
    "s": 47.826,
    "l": 49.608
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.69225,
    "c": 0.09798,
    "h": 207.3
  },
  "luminance": 0.34633
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#42ADBB

secondary

#C89791

accent

#6050D7

background

#F8FCFC

surface

#F0F8F9

border

#CBD1D2

text

#0C1313

muted

#7D8282

Preview Lab

Preview with #42ADBB

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

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