#42C2AF#42C2AF

#42C2AF is a light, moderate teal. Relative luminance 0.428; OKLCH L 74.0% C 0.114 H 181.2°. Best body text is #000000 at 9.57:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#42C2AF
RGB	rgb(66, 194, 175)
HSL	hsl(171, 51%, 51%)
HSV	hsv(171, 66%, 76%)
CMYK	cmyk(66%, 0%, 9.8%, 23.9%)
CIE-LAB	lab(71.44, -39.25, -0.68)
CIE-LCH	lch(71.44, 39.25, 181.00°)
OKLab	oklab(73.95% -0.1142 -0.0025)
OKLCH	oklch(73.95% 0.114 181.2)
XYZ	xyz(29.2728, 42.8337, 47.2741)
Luminance	0.4284 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	teal

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#42C2AF #C24255

analogous

#42C26F #42C2AF #4295C2

triadic

#42C2AF #AF42C2 #C2AF42

tetradic

#42C2AF #6F42C2 #C24255 #95C242

square

#42C2AF #6F42C2 #C24255 #95C242

split-complementary

#42C2AF #C24295 #C26F42

monochromatic

#22685E #319687 #42C2AF #70D1C3 #9FE0D6

Accessibility & contrast

On white

2.19

#42C2AF on #FFFFFF

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

On black

9.57

#42C2AF on #000000

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

Best text color

#000000 on #42C2AF

9.57:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##42C2AF	#FFFFFF	#000000	##000000
##42C2AF	1.00	2.19	9.57	9.57
#FFFFFF	2.19	1.00	21.00	21.00
#000000	9.57	21.00	1.00	1.00
##000000	9.57	21.00	1.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#BAB7AE

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#A7A9B1

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#00C5BC

Achromatopsia (no color)

#AFAFAF

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #42c2af;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(66, 194, 175);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(74.0% 0.114 181.2);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#86d5c6',
    500: '#42c2af',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #42c2af;
$custom-light: #86d5c6;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#42c2af",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 66,
    "g": 194,
    "b": 175
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 171.094,
    "s": 51.2,
    "l": 50.98
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.73952,
    "c": 0.11424,
    "h": 181.2
  },
  "luminance": 0.42837
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#42C2AF

secondary

#CC949C

accent

#4D62DB

background

#F8FDFC

surface

#F0FAF8

border

#CBD3D1

text

#0C1413

muted

#7D8382

Preview Lab

Preview with #42C2AF

Body copy rendered with the generated semantic roles for this colour.

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