#42BCA8#42BCA8
#42BCA8 is a light, moderate teal. Relative luminance 0.400; OKLCH L 72.3% C 0.111 H 180.0°. Best body text is #000000 at 8.99:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #42BCA8 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(66, 188, 168) |
| HSL | hsl(170, 48%, 50%) |
| HSV | hsv(170, 65%, 74%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(64.9%, 0%, 10.6%, 26.3%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(69.43, -38.37, 0.21) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(69.43, 38.37, 179.68°) |
| OKLab | oklab(72.26% -0.1112 -0.0001) |
| OKLCH | oklch(72.26% 0.111 180) |
| XYZ | xyz(27.2945, 39.9489, 43.3106) |
| Luminance | 0.3995 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | teal |
Closest named colors
Tealish
#24BCA8
ΔE00 1.53
Turquoise (survey)
#06C2AC
ΔE00 2.61
Topaz
#13BBAF
ΔE00 3.41
Greeny Blue
#42B395
ΔE00 4.39
Lightseagreen
#20B2AA
ΔE00 5.15
Mediumaquamarine
#66CDAA
ΔE00 6.85
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#42BCA8 #BC4256
analogous
#42BC6B #42BCA8 #4293BC
triadic
#42BCA8 #A842BC #BCA842
tetradic
#42BCA8 #6B42BC #BC4256 #93BC42
square
#42BCA8 #6B42BC #BC4256 #93BC42
split-complementary
#42BCA8 #BC4293 #BC6B42
monochromatic
#226157 #328F80 #42BCA8 #6FCCBD #9CDCD2
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.34
#42BCA8 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
8.99
#42BCA8 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #42BCA8
8.99:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##42BCA8 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##42BCA8 | 1.00 | 2.34 | 8.99 | 8.99 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.34 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 8.99 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 8.99 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#B4B1A7
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#A2A4AA
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#00BFB6
Achromatopsia (no color)
#AAAAAA
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #42bca8; /* rgb */ color: rgb(66, 188, 168); /* oklch */ color: oklch(72.3% 0.111 180.0);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#85d1c1',
500: '#42bca8',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #42bca8; $custom-light: #85d1c1; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#42bca8",
"rgb": {
"r": 66,
"g": 188,
"b": 168
},
"hsl": {
"h": 170.164,
"s": 48.031,
"l": 49.804
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.72255,
"c": 0.11117,
"h": 180
},
"luminance": 0.39952
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#42BCA8
secondary
#C9919A
accent
#5066D8
background
#F8FCFB
surface
#F0F9F7
border
#CBD2D0
text
#0C1412
muted
#7D8281