#42AEBE#42AEBE
#42AEBE is a light, moderate teal. Relative luminance 0.351; OKLCH L 69.6% C 0.099 H 208.9°. Best body text is #000000 at 8.03:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #42AEBE |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(66, 174, 190) |
| HSL | hsl(188, 49%, 50%) |
| HSV | hsv(188, 65%, 75%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(65.3%, 8.4%, 0%, 25.5%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(65.86, -25.50, -17.25) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(65.86, 30.79, 214.08°) |
| OKLab | oklab(69.58% -0.0869 -0.0479) |
| OKLCH | oklch(69.58% 0.099 208.9) |
| XYZ | xyz(26.6732, 35.1451, 54.0832) |
| Luminance | 0.3515 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | teal |
Closest named colors
Turquoise Blue
#06B1C4
ΔE00 2.31
Cadetblue
#5F9EA0
ΔE00 7.24
Lightseagreen
#20B2AA
ΔE00 9.83
Greyblue
#77A1B5
ΔE00 10.06
Darkturquoise
#00CED1
ΔE00 10.37
Aqua Blue
#02D8E9
ΔE00 11.04
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#42AEBE #BE5242
analogous
#42BE90 #42AEBE #4270BE
triadic
#42AEBE #BE42AE #AEBE42
tetradic
#42AEBE #9042BE #BE5242 #70BE42
square
#42AEBE #9042BE #BE5242 #70BE42
split-complementary
#42AEBE #BE4270 #BE9042
monochromatic
#225B63 #328591 #42AEBE #70C2CE #9DD5DD
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.62
#42AEBE on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
8.03
#42AEBE on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #42AEBE
8.03:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##42AEBE | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##42AEBE | 1.00 | 2.62 | 8.03 | 8.03 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.62 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 8.03 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 8.03 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#9FA8BF
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#8D9ABE
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#00B6B3
Achromatopsia (no color)
#A0A0A0
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #42aebe; /* rgb */ color: rgb(66, 174, 190); /* oklch */ color: oklch(69.6% 0.099 208.9);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#85c6d1',
500: '#42aebe',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #42aebe; $custom-light: #85c6d1; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#42aebe",
"rgb": {
"r": 66,
"g": 174,
"b": 190
},
"hsl": {
"h": 187.742,
"s": 48.819,
"l": 50.196
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.69582,
"c": 0.0992,
"h": 208.9
},
"luminance": 0.35148
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#42AEBE
secondary
#CA9992
accent
#614FD8
background
#F8FCFC
surface
#F0F8F9
border
#CBD1D2
text
#0C1314
muted
#7D8282