#42AFAF#42AFAF

#42AFAF is a light, moderate teal. Relative luminance 0.349; OKLCH L 69.3% C 0.098 H 195.1°. Best body text is #000000 at 7.98:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#42AFAF
RGB	rgb(66, 175, 175)
HSL	hsl(180, 45%, 47%)
HSV	hsv(180, 62%, 69%)
CMYK	cmyk(62.3%, 0%, 0%, 31.4%)
CIE-LAB	lab(65.68, -30.38, -9.19)
CIE-LCH	lch(65.68, 31.74, 196.84°)
OKLab	oklab(69.27% -0.0943 -0.0255)
OKLCH	oklch(69.27% 0.098 195.1)
XYZ	xyz(25.3112, 34.9106, 45.9536)
Luminance	0.3491 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	teal

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#42AFAF #AF4242

analogous

#42AF79 #42AFAF #4279AF

triadic

#42AFAF #AF42AF #AFAF42

tetradic

#42AFAF #7942AF #AF4242 #79AF42

square

#42AFAF #7942AF #AF4242 #79AF42

split-complementary

#42AFAF #AF4279 #AF7942

monochromatic

#205656 #318383 #42AFAF #68C6C6 #95D7D7

Accessibility & contrast

On white

2.63

#42AFAF on #FFFFFF

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

On black

7.98

#42AFAF on #000000

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

Best text color

#000000 on #42AFAF

7.98:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##42AFAF	#FFFFFF	#000000	##000000
##42AFAF	1.00	2.63	7.98	7.98
#FFFFFF	2.63	1.00	21.00	21.00
#000000	7.98	21.00	1.00	1.00
##000000	7.98	21.00	1.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#A4A7AF

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#939AB0

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#00B4AF

Achromatopsia (no color)

#A0A0A0

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #42afaf;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(66, 175, 175);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(69.3% 0.098 195.1);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#84c7c6',
    500: '#42afaf',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #42afaf;
$custom-light: #84c7c6;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#42afaf",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 66,
    "g": 175,
    "b": 175
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 180,
    "s": 45.228,
    "l": 47.255
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.69274,
    "c": 0.09771,
    "h": 195.1
  },
  "luminance": 0.34913
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#42AFAF

secondary

#C28A8A

accent

#5353D5

background

#F8FCFC

surface

#F0F8F8

border

#CBD1D1

text

#0C1313

muted

#7D8282

Preview Lab

Preview with #42AFAF

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

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