#42BBCB#42BBCB
#42BBCB is a light, moderate teal. Relative luminance 0.410; OKLCH L 73.2% C 0.107 H 207.6°. Best body text is #000000 at 9.20:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #42BBCB |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(66, 187, 203) |
| HSL | hsl(187, 57%, 53%) |
| HSV | hsv(187, 67%, 80%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(67.5%, 7.9%, 0%, 20.4%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(70.18, -28.07, -17.88) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(70.18, 33.28, 212.49°) |
| OKLab | oklab(73.21% -0.0949 -0.0496) |
| OKLCH | oklch(73.21% 0.107 207.6) |
| XYZ | xyz(30.7920, 41.0072, 62.7807) |
| Luminance | 0.4101 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | teal |
Closest named colors
Turquoise Blue
#06B1C4
ΔE00 3.49
Aqua Blue
#02D8E9
ΔE00 7.48
Darkturquoise
#00CED1
ΔE00 7.52
Neon Blue
#04D9FF
ΔE00 9.36
Mediumturquoise
#48D1CC
ΔE00 9.48
Lightseagreen
#20B2AA
ΔE00 9.88
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#42BBCB #CB5242
analogous
#42CB96 #42BBCB #4277CB
triadic
#42BBCB #CB42BB #BBCB42
tetradic
#42BBCB #9642CB #CB5242 #77CB42
square
#42BBCB #9642CB #CB5242 #77CB42
split-complementary
#42BBCB #CB4277 #CB9642
monochromatic
#206973 #2D95A3 #42BBCB #72CCD8 #A2DEE5
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.28
#42BBCB on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
9.20
#42BBCB on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #42BBCB
9.20:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##42BBCB | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##42BBCB | 1.00 | 2.28 | 9.20 | 9.20 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.28 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 9.20 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 9.20 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#ABB4CC
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#97A5CB
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#00C3C0
Achromatopsia (no color)
#ACACAC
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #42bbcb; /* rgb */ color: rgb(66, 187, 203); /* oklch */ color: oklch(73.2% 0.107 207.6);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#88cfda',
500: '#42bbcb',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #42bbcb; $custom-light: #88cfda; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#42bbcb",
"rgb": {
"r": 66,
"g": 187,
"b": 203
},
"hsl": {
"h": 187.007,
"s": 56.846,
"l": 52.745
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.73209,
"c": 0.10706,
"h": 207.6
},
"luminance": 0.41011
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#42BBCB
secondary
#D29E97
accent
#5948E0
background
#F9FCFD
surface
#F1F9FA
border
#CBD2D3
text
#0D1414
muted
#7E8283