#42ADBD#42ADBD

#42ADBD is a light, moderate teal. Relative luminance 0.347; OKLCH L 69.3% C 0.099 H 209.0°. Best body text is #000000 at 7.94:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#42ADBD
RGB	rgb(66, 173, 189)
HSL	hsl(188, 48%, 50%)
HSV	hsv(188, 65%, 74%)
CMYK	cmyk(65.1%, 8.5%, 0%, 25.9%)
CIE-LAB	lab(65.53, -25.30, -17.20)
CIE-LCH	lch(65.53, 30.59, 214.22°)
OKLab	oklab(69.3% -0.0862 -0.0477)
OKLCH	oklch(69.3% 0.099 209)
XYZ	xyz(26.3718, 34.7166, 53.4454)
Luminance	0.3472 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	teal

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

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Tints

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#42ADBD #BD5242

analogous

#42BD90 #42ADBD #426FBD

triadic

#42ADBD #BD42AD #ADBD42

tetradic

#42ADBD #9042BD #BD5242 #6FBD42

square

#42ADBD #9042BD #BD5242 #6FBD42

split-complementary

#42ADBD #BD426F #BD9042

monochromatic

#225A62 #328390 #42ADBD #6FC1CD #9DD4DD

Accessibility & contrast

On white

2.64

#42ADBD on #FFFFFF

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

On black

7.94

#42ADBD on #000000

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

Best text color

#000000 on #42ADBD

7.94:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##42ADBD	#FFFFFF	#000000	##000000
##42ADBD	1.00	2.64	7.94	7.94
#FFFFFF	2.64	1.00	21.00	21.00
#000000	7.94	21.00	1.00	1.00
##000000	7.94	21.00	1.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#9EA7BE

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#8C99BD

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#00B5B2

Achromatopsia (no color)

#9F9F9F

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #42adbd;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(66, 173, 189);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(69.3% 0.099 209.0);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#85c5d0',
    500: '#42adbd',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #42adbd;
$custom-light: #85c5d0;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#42adbd",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 66,
    "g": 173,
    "b": 189
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 187.805,
    "s": 48.235,
    "l": 50
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.69301,
    "c": 0.09858,
    "h": 209
  },
  "luminance": 0.3472
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#42ADBD

secondary

#C99992

accent

#6250D8

background

#F8FCFC

surface

#F0F8F9

border

#CBD1D2

text

#0C1314

muted

#7D8282

Preview Lab

Preview with #42ADBD

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

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