#42BDC4#42BDC4
#42BDC4 is a light, moderate teal. Relative luminance 0.415; OKLCH L 73.4% C 0.107 H 200.5°. Best body text is #000000 at 9.31:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #42BDC4 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(66, 189, 196) |
| HSL | hsl(183, 52%, 51%) |
| HSV | hsv(183, 66%, 77%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(66.3%, 3.6%, 0%, 23.1%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(70.55, -31.11, -13.49) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(70.55, 33.90, 203.44°) |
| OKLab | oklab(73.43% -0.0998 -0.0374) |
| OKLCH | oklch(73.43% 0.107 200.5) |
| XYZ | xyz(30.4038, 41.5355, 58.6287) |
| Luminance | 0.4154 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | teal |
Closest named colors
Darkturquoise
#00CED1
ΔE00 5.11
Turquoise Blue
#06B1C4
ΔE00 5.33
Mediumturquoise
#48D1CC
ΔE00 6.65
Lightseagreen
#20B2AA
ΔE00 6.97
Aqua Blue
#02D8E9
ΔE00 7.35
Topaz
#13BBAF
ΔE00 7.62
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#42BDC4 #C44942
analogous
#42C48A #42BDC4 #427CC4
triadic
#42BDC4 #C442BD #BDC442
tetradic
#42BDC4 #8A42C4 #C44942 #7CC442
square
#42BDC4 #8A42C4 #C44942 #7CC442
split-complementary
#42BDC4 #C4427C #C48A42
monochromatic
#21666A #309399 #42BDC4 #71CDD3 #9FDEE1
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.26
#42BDC4 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
9.31
#42BDC4 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #42BDC4
9.31:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##42BDC4 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##42BDC4 | 1.00 | 2.26 | 9.31 | 9.31 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.26 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 9.31 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 9.31 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#AFB5C5
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#9CA6C5
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#00C4BF
Achromatopsia (no color)
#ADADAD
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #42bdc4; /* rgb */ color: rgb(66, 189, 196); /* oklch */ color: oklch(73.4% 0.107 200.5);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#87d1d5',
500: '#42bdc4',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #42bdc4; $custom-light: #87d1d5; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#42bdc4",
"rgb": {
"r": 66,
"g": 189,
"b": 196
},
"hsl": {
"h": 183.231,
"s": 52.419,
"l": 51.373
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.73431,
"c": 0.1066,
"h": 200.5
},
"luminance": 0.41539
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#42BDC4
secondary
#CE9794
accent
#544CDC
background
#F9FCFD
surface
#F1F9FA
border
#CBD2D3
text
#0D1414
muted
#7E8283