#42BFCB#42BFCB
#42BFCB is a light, moderate teal. Relative luminance 0.427; OKLCH L 74.2% C 0.108 H 204.3°. Best body text is #000000 at 9.55:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #42BFCB |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(66, 191, 203) |
| HSL | hsl(185, 57%, 53%) |
| HSV | hsv(185, 67%, 80%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(67.5%, 5.9%, 0%, 20.4%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(71.37, -30.02, -16.08) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(71.37, 34.06, 208.17°) |
| OKLab | oklab(74.17% -0.0989 -0.0446) |
| OKLCH | oklch(74.17% 0.109 204.3) |
| XYZ | xyz(31.6524, 42.7281, 63.0675) |
| Luminance | 0.4273 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | teal |
Closest named colors
Turquoise Blue
#06B1C4
ΔE00 4.72
Darkturquoise
#00CED1
ΔE00 5.74
Aqua Blue
#02D8E9
ΔE00 6.43
Mediumturquoise
#48D1CC
ΔE00 7.64
Lightseagreen
#20B2AA
ΔE00 8.83
Topaz
#13BBAF
ΔE00 9.49
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#42BFCB #CB4E42
analogous
#42CB92 #42BFCB #427BCB
triadic
#42BFCB #CB42BF #BFCB42
tetradic
#42BFCB #9242CB #CB4E42 #7BCB42
square
#42BFCB #9242CB #CB4E42 #7BCB42
split-complementary
#42BFCB #CB427B #CB9242
monochromatic
#206C73 #2D99A3 #42BFCB #72CFD8 #A2E0E5
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.20
#42BFCB on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
9.55
#42BFCB on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #42BFCB
9.55:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##42BFCB | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##42BFCB | 1.00 | 2.20 | 9.55 | 9.55 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.20 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 9.55 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 9.55 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#B0B7CC
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#9CA8CB
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#00C7C2
Achromatopsia (no color)
#AFAFAF
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #42bfcb; /* rgb */ color: rgb(66, 191, 203); /* oklch */ color: oklch(74.2% 0.108 204.3);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#88d2da',
500: '#42bfcb',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #42bfcb; $custom-light: #88d2da; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#42bfcb",
"rgb": {
"r": 66,
"g": 191,
"b": 203
},
"hsl": {
"h": 185.255,
"s": 56.846,
"l": 52.745
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.74168,
"c": 0.1085,
"h": 204.3
},
"luminance": 0.42732
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#42BFCB
secondary
#D29C97
accent
#5548E0
background
#F9FCFD
surface
#F1F9FA
border
#CBD2D3
text
#0D1414
muted
#7E8283