#42C2D6#42C2D6

#42C2D6 is a light, moderate teal. Relative luminance 0.446; OKLCH L 75.3% C 0.112 H 209.9°. Best body text is #000000 at 9.92:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#42C2D6
RGB	rgb(66, 194, 214)
HSL	hsl(188, 64%, 55%)
HSV	hsv(188, 69%, 84%)
CMYK	cmyk(69.2%, 9.3%, 0%, 16.1%)
CIE-LAB	lab(72.62, -28.21, -20.17)
CIE-LCH	lch(72.62, 34.68, 215.57°)
OKLab	oklab(75.3% -0.0974 -0.0561)
OKLCH	oklch(75.3% 0.112 209.9)
XYZ	xyz(33.6710, 44.5930, 70.4380)
Luminance	0.4460 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	teal

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#42C2D6 #D65642

analogous

#42D6A0 #42C2D6 #4278D6

triadic

#42C2D6 #D642C2 #C2D642

tetradic

#42C2D6 #A042D6 #D65642 #78D642

square

#42C2D6 #A042D6 #D65642 #78D642

split-complementary

#42C2D6 #D64278 #D6A042

monochromatic

#1C7482 #27A1B4 #42C2D6 #74D2E1 #A7E2EC

Accessibility & contrast

On white

2.12

#42C2D6 on #FFFFFF

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

On black

9.92

#42C2D6 on #000000

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

Best text color

#000000 on #42C2D6

9.92:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##42C2D6	#FFFFFF	#000000	##000000
##42C2D6	1.00	2.12	9.92	9.92
#FFFFFF	2.12	1.00	21.00	21.00
#000000	9.92	21.00	1.00	1.00
##000000	9.92	21.00	1.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#B1BBD7

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#9CACD6

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#00CBC8

Achromatopsia (no color)

#B2B2B2

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #42c2d6;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(66, 194, 214);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(75.3% 0.112 209.9);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#8ad4e2',
    500: '#42c2d6',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #42c2d6;
$custom-light: #8ad4e2;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#42c2d6",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 66,
    "g": 194,
    "b": 214
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 188.108,
    "s": 64.348,
    "l": 54.902
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.75301,
    "c": 0.1124,
    "h": 209.9
  },
  "luminance": 0.44597
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#42C2D6

secondary

#D9A39B

accent

#5740E7

background

#F9FDFD

surface

#F1FAFB

border

#CBD3D4

text

#0D1415

muted

#7E8383

Preview Lab

Preview with #42C2D6

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

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