#42B2BA#42B2BA
#42B2BA is a light, moderate teal. Relative luminance 0.365; OKLCH L 70.4% C 0.100 H 201.9°. Best body text is #000000 at 8.31:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #42B2BA |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(66, 178, 186) |
| HSL | hsl(184, 48%, 49%) |
| HSV | hsv(184, 65%, 73%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(64.5%, 4.3%, 0%, 27.1%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(66.93, -28.67, -13.42) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(66.93, 31.66, 205.08°) |
| OKLab | oklab(70.4% -0.0927 -0.0372) |
| OKLCH | oklch(70.4% 0.1 201.9) |
| XYZ | xyz(27.0263, 36.5413, 52.0737) |
| Luminance | 0.3654 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | teal |
Closest named colors
Turquoise Blue
#06B1C4
ΔE00 3.76
Lightseagreen
#20B2AA
ΔE00 6.71
Cadetblue
#5F9EA0
ΔE00 7.08
Darkturquoise
#00CED1
ΔE00 7.97
Topaz
#13BBAF
ΔE00 8.38
Mediumturquoise
#48D1CC
ΔE00 9.37
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#42B2BA #BA4A42
analogous
#42BA86 #42B2BA #4276BA
triadic
#42B2BA #BA42B2 #B2BA42
tetradic
#42B2BA #8642BA #BA4A42 #76BA42
square
#42B2BA #8642BA #BA4A42 #76BA42
split-complementary
#42B2BA #BA4276 #BA8642
monochromatic
#225C60 #32878D #42B2BA #6EC5CB #9BD7DB
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.53
#42B2BA on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
8.31
#42B2BA on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #42B2BA
8.31:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##42B2BA | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##42B2BA | 1.00 | 2.53 | 8.31 | 8.31 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.53 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 8.31 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 8.31 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#A5ABBB
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#939DBB
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#00B9B4
Achromatopsia (no color)
#A3A3A3
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #42b2ba; /* rgb */ color: rgb(66, 178, 186); /* oklch */ color: oklch(70.4% 0.100 201.9);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#85c9ce',
500: '#42b2ba',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #42b2ba; $custom-light: #85c9ce; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#42b2ba",
"rgb": {
"r": 66,
"g": 178,
"b": 186
},
"hsl": {
"h": 184,
"s": 47.619,
"l": 49.412
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.70401,
"c": 0.0999,
"h": 201.9
},
"luminance": 0.36544
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#42B2BA
secondary
#C89490
accent
#5A51D7
background
#F8FCFC
surface
#F0F8F9
border
#CBD1D2
text
#0C1313
muted
#7D8282