#42C2CD#42C2CD

#42C2CD is a light, moderate teal. Relative luminance 0.442; OKLCH L 75.0% C 0.110 H 203.3°. Best body text is #000000 at 9.83:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#42C2CD
RGB	rgb(66, 194, 205)
HSL	hsl(185, 58%, 53%)
HSV	hsv(185, 68%, 80%)
CMYK	cmyk(67.8%, 5.4%, 0%, 19.6%)
CIE-LAB	lab(72.33, -30.89, -15.73)
CIE-LCH	lch(72.33, 34.66, 206.99°)
OKLab	oklab(74.96% -0.1011 -0.0436)
OKLCH	oklch(74.96% 0.11 203.3)
XYZ	xyz(32.5532, 44.1459, 64.5511)
Luminance	0.4415 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	teal

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#42C2CD #CD4D42

analogous

#42CD92 #42C2CD #427CCD

triadic

#42C2CD #CD42C2 #C2CD42

tetradic

#42C2CD #9242CD #CD4D42 #7CCD42

square

#42C2CD #9242CD #CD4D42 #7CCD42

split-complementary

#42C2CD #CD427C #CD9242

monochromatic

#1F6F76 #2C9CA6 #42C2CD #72D2DA #A3E1E7

Accessibility & contrast

On white

2.14

#42C2CD on #FFFFFF

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

On black

9.83

#42C2CD on #000000

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

Best text color

#000000 on #42C2CD

9.83:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##42C2CD	#FFFFFF	#000000	##000000
##42C2CD	1.00	2.14	9.83	9.83
#FFFFFF	2.14	1.00	21.00	21.00
#000000	9.83	21.00	1.00	1.00
##000000	9.83	21.00	1.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#B3BACE

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#9FABCE

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#00CAC5

Achromatopsia (no color)

#B1B1B1

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #42c2cd;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(66, 194, 205);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(75.0% 0.110 203.3);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#89d5dc',
    500: '#42c2cd',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #42c2cd;
$custom-light: #89d5dc;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#42c2cd",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 66,
    "g": 194,
    "b": 205
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 184.748,
    "s": 58.159,
    "l": 53.137
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.74962,
    "c": 0.11011,
    "h": 203.3
  },
  "luminance": 0.4415
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#42C2CD

secondary

#D39C97

accent

#5346E1

background

#F9FDFD

surface

#F1FAFB

border

#CBD3D4

text

#0D1415

muted

#7E8383

Preview Lab

Preview with #42C2CD

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

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