#42B39B#42B39B

#42B39B is a light, moderate teal. Relative luminance 0.358; OKLCH L 69.6% C 0.108 H 176.3°. Best body text is #000000 at 8.15:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#42B39B
RGB	rgb(66, 179, 155)
HSL	hsl(167, 46%, 48%)
HSV	hsv(167, 63%, 70%)
CMYK	cmyk(63.1%, 0%, 13.4%, 29.8%)
CIE-LAB	lab(66.34, -37.65, 2.87)
CIE-LCH	lch(66.34, 37.76, 175.65°)
OKLab	oklab(69.62% -0.1077 0.007)
OKLCH	oklch(69.62% 0.108 176.3)
XYZ	xyz(24.2804, 35.7624, 36.6272)
Luminance	0.3577 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	teal

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#42B39B #B3425A

analogous

#42B363 #42B39B #4292B3

triadic

#42B39B #9B42B3 #B39B42

tetradic

#42B39B #6342B3 #B3425A #92B342

square

#42B39B #6342B3 #B3425A #92B342

split-complementary

#42B39B #B34292 #B36342

monochromatic

#215A4E #328674 #42B39B #6AC8B4 #97D9CB

Accessibility & contrast

On white

2.58

#42B39B on #FFFFFF

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

On black

8.15

#42B39B on #000000

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

Best text color

#000000 on #42B39B

8.15:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##42B39B	#FFFFFF	#000000	##000000
##42B39B	1.00	2.58	8.15	8.15
#FFFFFF	2.58	1.00	21.00	21.00
#000000	8.15	21.00	1.00	1.00
##000000	8.15	21.00	1.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#ADA89A

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#9C9C9D

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#00B5AC

Achromatopsia (no color)

#A1A1A1

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #42b39b;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(66, 179, 155);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(69.6% 0.108 176.3);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#83cab8',
    500: '#42b39b',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #42b39b;
$custom-light: #83cab8;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#42b39b",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 66,
    "g": 179,
    "b": 155
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 167.257,
    "s": 46.122,
    "l": 48.039
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.69622,
    "c": 0.10789,
    "h": 176.3
  },
  "luminance": 0.35765
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#42B39B

secondary

#C48C98

accent

#526ED6

background

#F8FCFB

surface

#F0F8F6

border

#CBD1D0

text

#0C1311

muted

#7D8280

Preview Lab

Preview with #42B39B

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

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