#42C2CB#42C2CB

#42C2CB is a light, moderate teal. Relative luminance 0.441; OKLCH L 74.9% C 0.110 H 201.9°. Best body text is #000000 at 9.81:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#42C2CB
RGB	rgb(66, 194, 203)
HSL	hsl(184, 57%, 53%)
HSV	hsv(184, 67%, 80%)
CMYK	cmyk(67.5%, 4.4%, 0%, 20.4%)
CIE-LAB	lab(72.26, -31.47, -14.73)
CIE-LCH	lch(72.26, 34.75, 205.09°)
OKLab	oklab(74.89% -0.1019 -0.0409)
OKLCH	oklch(74.89% 0.11 201.9)
XYZ	xyz(32.3133, 44.0499, 63.2878)
Luminance	0.4405 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	teal

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#42C2CB #CB4B42

analogous

#42CB90 #42C2CB #427DCB

triadic

#42C2CB #CB42C2 #C2CB42

tetradic

#42C2CB #9042CB #CB4B42 #7DCB42

square

#42C2CB #9042CB #CB4B42 #7DCB42

split-complementary

#42C2CB #CB427D #CB9042

monochromatic

#206D73 #2D9BA3 #42C2CB #72D1D8 #A2E1E5

Accessibility & contrast

On white

2.14

#42C2CB on #FFFFFF

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

On black

9.81

#42C2CB on #000000

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

Best text color

#000000 on #42C2CB

9.81:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##42C2CB	#FFFFFF	#000000	##000000
##42C2CB	1.00	2.14	9.81	9.81
#FFFFFF	2.14	1.00	21.00	21.00
#000000	9.81	21.00	1.00	1.00
##000000	9.81	21.00	1.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#B4BACC

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#9FABCC

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#00C9C4

Achromatopsia (no color)

#B1B1B1

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #42c2cb;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(66, 194, 203);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(74.9% 0.110 201.9);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#88d5da',
    500: '#42c2cb',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #42c2cb;
$custom-light: #88d5da;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#42c2cb",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 66,
    "g": 194,
    "b": 203
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 183.942,
    "s": 56.846,
    "l": 52.745
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.74889,
    "c": 0.10981,
    "h": 201.9
  },
  "luminance": 0.44054
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#42C2CB

secondary

#D29B97

accent

#5248E0

background

#F9FDFD

surface

#F1FAFA

border

#CBD3D3

text

#0D1414

muted

#7E8383

Preview Lab

Preview with #42C2CB

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

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