#42B2AF#42B2AF

#42B2AF is a light, moderate teal. Relative luminance 0.361; OKLCH L 70.0% C 0.100 H 192.6°. Best body text is #000000 at 8.22:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#42B2AF
RGB	rgb(66, 178, 175)
HSL	hsl(178, 46%, 48%)
HSV	hsv(178, 63%, 70%)
CMYK	cmyk(62.9%, 0%, 1.7%, 30.2%)
CIE-LAB	lab(66.59, -31.83, -7.84)
CIE-LCH	lch(66.59, 32.78, 193.84°)
OKLab	oklab(70.01% -0.0975 -0.0218)
OKLCH	oklch(70.01% 0.1 192.6)
XYZ	xyz(25.9016, 36.0914, 46.1504)
Luminance	0.3609 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	teal

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#42B2AF #B24245

analogous

#42B277 #42B2AF #427DB2

triadic

#42B2AF #AF42B2 #B2AF42

tetradic

#42B2AF #7742B2 #B24245 #7DB242

square

#42B2AF #7742B2 #B24245 #7DB242

split-complementary

#42B2AF #B2427D #B27742

monochromatic

#215957 #318583 #42B2AF #6AC8C5 #96D8D6

Accessibility & contrast

On white

2.56

#42B2AF on #FFFFFF

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

On black

8.22

#42B2AF on #000000

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

Best text color

#000000 on #42B2AF

8.22:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##42B2AF	#FFFFFF	#000000	##000000
##42B2AF	1.00	2.56	8.22	8.22
#FFFFFF	2.56	1.00	21.00	21.00
#000000	8.22	21.00	1.00	1.00
##000000	8.22	21.00	1.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#A8A9AF

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#969DB0

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#00B7B1

Achromatopsia (no color)

#A2A2A2

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #42b2af;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(66, 178, 175);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(70.0% 0.100 192.6);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#84c9c6',
    500: '#42b2af',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #42b2af;
$custom-light: #84c9c6;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#42b2af",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 66,
    "g": 178,
    "b": 175
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 178.393,
    "s": 45.902,
    "l": 47.843
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.70011,
    "c": 0.09991,
    "h": 192.6
  },
  "luminance": 0.36094
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#42B2AF

secondary

#C48C8D

accent

#5256D6

background

#F8FCFC

surface

#F0F8F8

border

#CBD1D1

text

#0C1313

muted

#7D8282

Preview Lab

Preview with #42B2AF

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