#42C1DA#42C1DA

#42C1DA is a light, moderate teal. Relative luminance 0.444; OKLCH L 75.2% C 0.114 H 213.6°. Best body text is #000000 at 9.87:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX#42C1DA
RGBrgb(66, 193, 218)
HSLhsl(190, 67%, 56%)
HSVhsv(190, 70%, 85%)
CMYKcmyk(69.7%, 11.5%, 0%, 14.5%)
CIE-LABlab(72.47, -26.50, -22.59)
CIE-LCHlch(72.47, 34.82, 220.44°)
OKLaboklab(75.22% -0.0948 -0.0629)
OKLCHoklch(75.22% 0.114 213.6)
XYZxyz(33.9663, 44.3562, 73.0876)
Luminance0.4436 (WCAG relative)
Temperaturecool
Familyteal

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary
#42C1DA #DA5B42
analogous
#42DAA7 #42C1DA #4275DA
triadic
#42C1DA #DA42C1 #C1DA42
tetradic
#42C1DA #A742DA #DA5B42 #75DA42
square
#42C1DA #A742DA #DA5B42 #75DA42
split-complementary
#42C1DA #DA4275 #DAA742
monochromatic
#1A7587 #24A2BA #42C1DA #75D2E4 #A8E3EE

Accessibility & contrast

On white

2.13
#42C1DA on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

On black

9.87
#42C1DA on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

Best text color

#000000 on #42C1DA
9.87:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg##42C1DA#FFFFFF#000000##000000
##42C1DA1.002.139.879.87
#FFFFFF2.131.0021.0021.00
#0000009.8721.001.001.00
##0000009.8721.001.001.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)
#AFBBDB
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#99ABDA
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#00CBC9
Achromatopsia (no color)
#B2B2B2

Design tokens & code

CSS
--color: #42c1da;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(66, 193, 218);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(75.2% 0.114 213.6);
Tailwind
colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#8ad4e5',
    500: '#42c1da',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}
SCSS
$custom: #42c1da;
$custom-light: #8ad4e5;
$custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
  "hex": "#42c1da",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 66,
    "g": 193,
    "b": 218
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 189.868,
    "s": 67.257,
    "l": 55.686
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.7522,
    "c": 0.11377,
    "h": 213.6
  },
  "luminance": 0.4436
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary
#42C1DA
secondary
#DBA79C
accent
#5A3EEA
background
#F9FDFE
surface
#F1FAFC
border
#CBD3D5
text
#0D1415
muted
#7E8384

Preview Lab

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#42C1DA Color — HEX, RGB, HSL, OKLCH & Contrast — Tintiva