#42AEC2#42AEC2
#42AEC2 is a light, moderate teal. Relative luminance 0.353; OKLCH L 69.7% C 0.101 H 212.1°. Best body text is #000000 at 8.07:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #42AEC2 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(66, 174, 194) |
| HSL | hsl(189, 51%, 51%) |
| HSV | hsv(189, 66%, 76%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(66%, 10.3%, 0%, 23.9%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(66.00, -24.29, -19.26) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(66.00, 31.00, 218.41°) |
| OKLab | oklab(69.74% -0.0852 -0.0535) |
| OKLCH | oklch(69.74% 0.101 212.1) |
| XYZ | xyz(27.1163, 35.3224, 56.4173) |
| Luminance | 0.3533 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | teal |
Closest named colors
Turquoise Blue
#06B1C4
ΔE00 2.78
Cadetblue
#5F9EA0
ΔE00 8.10
Greyblue
#77A1B5
ΔE00 9.30
Bright Sky Blue
#02CCFE
ΔE00 10.89
Darkturquoise
#00CED1
ΔE00 11.25
Lightseagreen
#20B2AA
ΔE00 11.29
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#42AEC2 #C25642
analogous
#42C296 #42AEC2 #426EC2
triadic
#42AEC2 #C242AE #AEC242
tetradic
#42AEC2 #9642C2 #C25642 #6EC242
square
#42AEC2 #9642C2 #C25642 #6EC242
split-complementary
#42AEC2 #C2426E #C29642
monochromatic
#225D68 #318696 #42AEC2 #70C2D1 #9FD6E0
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.60
#42AEC2 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
8.07
#42AEC2 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #42AEC2
8.07:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##42AEC2 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##42AEC2 | 1.00 | 2.60 | 8.07 | 8.07 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.60 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 8.07 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 8.07 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#9EA8C3
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#8C9BC2
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#00B6B4
Achromatopsia (no color)
#A0A0A0
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #42aec2; /* rgb */ color: rgb(66, 174, 194); /* oklch */ color: oklch(69.7% 0.101 212.1);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#86c6d4',
500: '#42aec2',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #42aec2; $custom-light: #86c6d4; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#42aec2",
"rgb": {
"r": 66,
"g": 174,
"b": 194
},
"hsl": {
"h": 189.375,
"s": 51.2,
"l": 50.98
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.69738,
"c": 0.10065,
"h": 212.1
},
"luminance": 0.35325
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#42AEC2
secondary
#CC9C94
accent
#634DDB
background
#F8FCFD
surface
#F0F8FA
border
#CBD1D3
text
#0C1314
muted
#7D8283