#42C2D8#42C2D8

#42C2D8 is a light, moderate teal. Relative luminance 0.447; OKLCH L 75.4% C 0.113 H 211.4°. Best body text is #000000 at 9.94:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX#42C2D8
RGBrgb(66, 194, 216)
HSLhsl(189, 66%, 55%)
HSVhsv(189, 69%, 85%)
CMYKcmyk(69.4%, 10.2%, 0%, 15.3%)
CIE-LABlab(72.69, -27.60, -21.16)
CIE-LCHlch(72.69, 34.78, 217.47°)
OKLaboklab(75.38% -0.0966 -0.0588)
OKLCHoklch(75.38% 0.113 211.4)
XYZxyz(33.9279, 44.6958, 71.7915)
Luminance0.4470 (WCAG relative)
Temperaturecool
Familyteal

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary
#42C2D8 #D85842
analogous
#42D8A3 #42C2D8 #4277D8
triadic
#42C2D8 #D842C2 #C2D842
tetradic
#42C2D8 #A342D8 #D85842 #77D842
square
#42C2D8 #A342D8 #D85842 #77D842
split-complementary
#42C2D8 #D84277 #D8A342
monochromatic
#1B7584 #26A2B7 #42C2D8 #75D2E2 #A7E3ED

Accessibility & contrast

On white

2.11
#42C2D8 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

On black

9.94
#42C2D8 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

Best text color

#000000 on #42C2D8
9.94:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg##42C2D8#FFFFFF#000000##000000
##42C2D81.002.119.949.94
#FFFFFF2.111.0021.0021.00
#0000009.9421.001.001.00
##0000009.9421.001.001.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)
#B0BBD9
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#9BACD8
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#00CBC9
Achromatopsia (no color)
#B2B2B2

Design tokens & code

CSS
--color: #42c2d8;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(66, 194, 216);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(75.4% 0.113 211.4);
Tailwind
colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#8ad4e4',
    500: '#42c2d8',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}
SCSS
$custom: #42c2d8;
$custom-light: #8ad4e4;
$custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
  "hex": "#42c2d8",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 66,
    "g": 194,
    "b": 216
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 188.8,
    "s": 65.789,
    "l": 55.294
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.75378,
    "c": 0.11311,
    "h": 211.4
  },
  "luminance": 0.447
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary
#42C2D8
secondary
#DAA59C
accent
#583FE9
background
#F9FDFD
surface
#F1FAFB
border
#CBD3D4
text
#0D1415
muted
#7E8383

Preview Lab

Preview with #42C2D8

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#42C2D8 Color — HEX, RGB, HSL, OKLCH & Contrast — Tintiva