#42C2DB#42C2DB

#42C2DB is a light, moderate teal. Relative luminance 0.449; OKLCH L 75.5% C 0.114 H 213.4°. Best body text is #000000 at 9.97:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#42C2DB
RGB	rgb(66, 194, 219)
HSL	hsl(190, 68%, 56%)
HSV	hsv(190, 70%, 86%)
CMYK	cmyk(69.9%, 11.4%, 0%, 14.1%)
CIE-LAB	lab(72.79, -26.69, -22.63)
CIE-LCH	lch(72.79, 34.99, 220.29°)
OKLab	oklab(75.5% -0.0954 -0.063)
OKLCH	oklch(75.5% 0.114 213.4)
XYZ	xyz(34.3193, 44.8523, 73.8527)
Luminance	0.4486 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	teal

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#42C2DB #DB5B42

analogous

#42DBA7 #42C2DB #4275DB

triadic

#42C2DB #DB42C2 #C2DB42

tetradic

#42C2DB #A742DB #DB5B42 #75DB42

square

#42C2DB #A742DB #DB5B42 #75DB42

split-complementary

#42C2DB #DB4275 #DBA742

monochromatic

#1A7789 #24A3BC #42C2DB #75D3E5 #A9E3EF

Accessibility & contrast

On white

2.11

#42C2DB on #FFFFFF

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

On black

9.97

#42C2DB on #000000

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

Best text color

#000000 on #42C2DB

9.97:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##42C2DB	#FFFFFF	#000000	##000000
##42C2DB	1.00	2.11	9.97	9.97
#FFFFFF	2.11	1.00	21.00	21.00
#000000	9.97	21.00	1.00	1.00
##000000	9.97	21.00	1.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#AFBCDC

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#9AACDB

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#00CCCA

Achromatopsia (no color)

#B3B3B3

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #42c2db;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(66, 194, 219);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(75.5% 0.114 213.4);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#8ad4e6',
    500: '#42c2db',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #42c2db;
$custom-light: #8ad4e6;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#42c2db",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 66,
    "g": 194,
    "b": 219
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 189.804,
    "s": 68,
    "l": 55.882
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.75496,
    "c": 0.11432,
    "h": 213.4
  },
  "luminance": 0.44856
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#42C2DB

secondary

#DCA79D

accent

#593DEB

background

#F9FDFE

surface

#F2FAFC

border

#CCD3D5

text

#0D1415

muted

#7E8384

Preview Lab

Preview with #42C2DB

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

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