#42C2D9#42C2D9

#42C2D9 is a light, moderate teal. Relative luminance 0.448; OKLCH L 75.4% C 0.114 H 212.1°. Best body text is #000000 at 9.95:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#42C2D9
RGB	rgb(66, 194, 217)
HSL	hsl(189, 67%, 55%)
HSV	hsv(189, 70%, 85%)
CMYK	cmyk(69.6%, 10.6%, 0%, 14.9%)
CIE-LAB	lab(72.73, -27.30, -21.65)
CIE-LCH	lch(72.73, 34.84, 218.41°)
OKLab	oklab(75.42% -0.0962 -0.0602)
OKLCH	oklch(75.42% 0.114 212.1)
XYZ	xyz(34.0576, 44.7477, 72.4744)
Luminance	0.4475 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	teal

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#42C2D9 #D95942

analogous

#42D9A4 #42C2D9 #4276D9

triadic

#42C2D9 #D942C2 #C2D942

tetradic

#42C2D9 #A442D9 #D95942 #76D942

square

#42C2D9 #A442D9 #D95942 #76D942

split-complementary

#42C2D9 #D94276 #D9A442

monochromatic

#1B7586 #25A2B9 #42C2D9 #75D2E3 #A8E3ED

Accessibility & contrast

On white

2.11

#42C2D9 on #FFFFFF

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

On black

9.95

#42C2D9 on #000000

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

Best text color

#000000 on #42C2D9

9.95:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##42C2D9	#FFFFFF	#000000	##000000
##42C2D9	1.00	2.11	9.95	9.95
#FFFFFF	2.11	1.00	21.00	21.00
#000000	9.95	21.00	1.00	1.00
##000000	9.95	21.00	1.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#B0BBDA

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#9BACD9

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#00CBC9

Achromatopsia (no color)

#B2B2B2

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #42c2d9;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(66, 194, 217);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(75.4% 0.114 212.1);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#8ad4e4',
    500: '#42c2d9',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #42c2d9;
$custom-light: #8ad4e4;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#42c2d9",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 66,
    "g": 194,
    "b": 217
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 189.139,
    "s": 66.52,
    "l": 55.49
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.75417,
    "c": 0.1135,
    "h": 212.1
  },
  "luminance": 0.44752
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#42C2D9

secondary

#DBA69C

accent

#583EE9

background

#F9FDFD

surface

#F1FAFB

border

#CBD3D4

text

#0D1415

muted

#7E8383

Preview Lab

Preview with #42C2D9

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

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