#42AEBA#42AEBA
#42AEBA is a light, moderate teal. Relative luminance 0.350; OKLCH L 69.4% C 0.098 H 205.5°. Best body text is #000000 at 8.00:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #42AEBA |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(66, 174, 186) |
| HSL | hsl(186, 48%, 49%) |
| HSV | hsv(186, 65%, 73%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(64.5%, 6.5%, 0%, 27.1%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(65.73, -26.69, -15.23) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(65.73, 30.74, 209.71°) |
| OKLab | oklab(69.43% -0.0885 -0.0422) |
| OKLCH | oklch(69.43% 0.098 205.5) |
| XYZ | xyz(26.2420, 34.9727, 51.8123) |
| Luminance | 0.3498 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | teal |
Closest named colors
Turquoise Blue
#06B1C4
ΔE00 2.73
Cadetblue
#5F9EA0
ΔE00 6.56
Lightseagreen
#20B2AA
ΔE00 8.34
Darkturquoise
#00CED1
ΔE00 9.61
Sea
#3C9992
ΔE00 10.03
Topaz
#13BBAF
ΔE00 10.24
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#42AEBA #BA4E42
analogous
#42BA8A #42AEBA #4272BA
triadic
#42AEBA #BA42AE #AEBA42
tetradic
#42AEBA #8A42BA #BA4E42 #72BA42
square
#42AEBA #8A42BA #BA4E42 #72BA42
split-complementary
#42AEBA #BA4272 #BA8A42
monochromatic
#225960 #32848D #42AEBA #6EC2CB #9BD5DB
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.63
#42AEBA on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
8.00
#42AEBA on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #42AEBA
8.00:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##42AEBA | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##42AEBA | 1.00 | 2.63 | 8.00 | 8.00 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.63 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 8.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 8.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#A0A7BB
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#8E9ABA
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#00B5B1
Achromatopsia (no color)
#A0A0A0
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #42aeba; /* rgb */ color: rgb(66, 174, 186); /* oklch */ color: oklch(69.4% 0.098 205.5);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#85c6ce',
500: '#42aeba',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #42aeba; $custom-light: #85c6ce; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#42aeba",
"rgb": {
"r": 66,
"g": 174,
"b": 186
},
"hsl": {
"h": 186,
"s": 47.619,
"l": 49.412
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.69429,
"c": 0.0981,
"h": 205.5
},
"luminance": 0.34976
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#42AEBA
secondary
#C89690
accent
#5E51D7
background
#F8FCFC
surface
#F0F8F9
border
#CBD1D2
text
#0C1313
muted
#7D8282