#42C2D3#42C2D3

#42C2D3 is a light, moderate teal. Relative luminance 0.444; OKLCH L 75.2% C 0.111 H 207.8°. Best body text is #000000 at 9.89:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#42C2D3
RGB	rgb(66, 194, 211)
HSL	hsl(187, 62%, 54%)
HSV	hsv(187, 69%, 83%)
CMYK	cmyk(68.7%, 8.1%, 0%, 17.3%)
CIE-LAB	lab(72.52, -29.11, -18.70)
CIE-LCH	lch(72.52, 34.60, 212.71°)
OKLab	oklab(75.19% -0.0986 -0.0519)
OKLCH	oklch(75.19% 0.111 207.8)
XYZ	xyz(33.2914, 44.4412, 68.4388)
Luminance	0.4445 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	teal

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#42C2D3 #D35342

analogous

#42D39B #42C2D3 #427AD3

triadic

#42C2D3 #D342C2 #C2D342

tetradic

#42C2D3 #9B42D3 #D35342 #7AD342

square

#42C2D3 #9B42D3 #D35342 #7AD342

split-complementary

#42C2D3 #D3427A #D39B42

monochromatic

#1D727D #299FAF #42C2D3 #74D2DF #A5E2EA

Accessibility & contrast

On white

2.12

#42C2D3 on #FFFFFF

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

On black

9.89

#42C2D3 on #000000

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

Best text color

#000000 on #42C2D3

9.89:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##42C2D3	#FFFFFF	#000000	##000000
##42C2D3	1.00	2.12	9.89	9.89
#FFFFFF	2.12	1.00	21.00	21.00
#000000	9.89	21.00	1.00	1.00
##000000	9.89	21.00	1.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#B2BBD4

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#9DABD3

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#00CBC7

Achromatopsia (no color)

#B2B2B2

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #42c2d3;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(66, 194, 211);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(75.2% 0.111 207.8);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#89d4e0',
    500: '#42c2d3',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #42c2d3;
$custom-light: #89d4e0;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#42c2d3",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 66,
    "g": 194,
    "b": 211
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 187.034,
    "s": 62.232,
    "l": 54.314
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.75186,
    "c": 0.11145,
    "h": 207.8
  },
  "luminance": 0.44445
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#42C2D3

secondary

#D7A19A

accent

#5642E5

background

#F9FDFD

surface

#F1FAFB

border

#CBD3D4

text

#0D1415

muted

#7E8383

Preview Lab

Preview with #42C2D3

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

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