#42AEB2#42AEB2

#42AEB2 is a light, moderate teal. Relative luminance 0.346; OKLCH L 69.1% C 0.097 H 198.6°. Best body text is #000000 at 7.93:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#42AEB2
RGB	rgb(66, 174, 178)
HSL	hsl(182, 46%, 48%)
HSV	hsv(182, 63%, 70%)
CMYK	cmyk(62.9%, 2.2%, 0%, 30.2%)
CIE-LAB	lab(65.47, -29.04, -11.18)
CIE-LCH	lch(65.47, 31.11, 201.05°)
OKLab	oklab(69.14% -0.0919 -0.031)
OKLCH	oklch(69.14% 0.097 198.6)
XYZ	xyz(25.4152, 34.6420, 47.4580)
Luminance	0.3464 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	teal

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#42AEB2 #B24642

analogous

#42B27E #42AEB2 #4276B2

triadic

#42AEB2 #B242AE #AEB242

tetradic

#42AEB2 #7E42B2 #B24642 #76B242

square

#42AEB2 #7E42B2 #B24642 #76B242

split-complementary

#42AEB2 #B24276 #B27E42

monochromatic

#215759 #318285 #42AEB2 #6AC4C8 #96D6D8

Accessibility & contrast

On white

2.65

#42AEB2 on #FFFFFF

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

On black

7.93

#42AEB2 on #000000

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

Best text color

#000000 on #42AEB2

7.93:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##42AEB2	#FFFFFF	#000000	##000000
##42AEB2	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)

#A2A6B2

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#919AB3

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#00B4AF

Achromatopsia (no color)

#9F9F9F

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #42aeb2;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(66, 174, 178);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(69.1% 0.097 198.6);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#84c6c9',
    500: '#42aeb2',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #42aeb2;
$custom-light: #84c6c9;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#42aeb2",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 66,
    "g": 174,
    "b": 178
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 182.143,
    "s": 45.902,
    "l": 47.843
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.69135,
    "c": 0.09703,
    "h": 198.6
  },
  "luminance": 0.34645
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#42AEB2

secondary

#C48E8C

accent

#5752D6

background

#F8FCFC

surface

#F0F8F8

border

#CBD1D1

text

#0C1313

muted

#7D8282

Preview Lab

Preview with #42AEB2

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