#42C3C3#42C3C3

#42C3C3 is a light, moderate teal. Relative luminance 0.441; OKLCH L 74.8% C 0.110 H 195.1°. Best body text is #000000 at 9.83:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#42C3C3
RGB	rgb(66, 195, 195)
HSL	hsl(180, 52%, 51%)
HSV	hsv(180, 66%, 76%)
CMYK	cmyk(66.2%, 0%, 0%, 23.5%)
CIE-LAB	lab(72.31, -34.25, -10.30)
CIE-LCH	lch(72.31, 35.76, 196.74°)
OKLab	oklab(74.85% -0.1063 -0.0286)
OKLCH	oklch(74.85% 0.11 195.1)
XYZ	xyz(31.6078, 44.1250, 58.4703)
Luminance	0.4413 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	teal

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#42C3C3 #C34242

analogous

#42C382 #42C3C3 #4282C3

triadic

#42C3C3 #C342C3 #C3C342

tetradic

#42C3C3 #8242C3 #C34242 #82C342

square

#42C3C3 #8242C3 #C34242 #82C342

split-complementary

#42C3C3 #C34282 #C38242

monochromatic

#216969 #309898 #42C3C3 #70D2D2 #9FE0E0

Accessibility & contrast

On white

2.14

#42C3C3 on #FFFFFF

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

On black

9.83

#42C3C3 on #000000

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

Best text color

#000000 on #42C3C3

9.83:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##42C3C3	#FFFFFF	#000000	##000000
##42C3C3	1.00	2.14	9.83	9.83
#FFFFFF	2.14	1.00	21.00	21.00
#000000	9.83	21.00	1.00	1.00
##000000	9.83	21.00	1.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#B7BAC3

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#A3ABC4

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#00C9C3

Achromatopsia (no color)

#B1B1B1

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #42c3c3;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(66, 195, 195);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(74.8% 0.110 195.1);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#88d5d5',
    500: '#42c3c3',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #42c3c3;
$custom-light: #88d5d5;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#42c3c3",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 66,
    "g": 195,
    "b": 195
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 180,
    "s": 51.807,
    "l": 51.176
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.74847,
    "c": 0.11013,
    "h": 195.1
  },
  "luminance": 0.44129
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#42C3C3

secondary

#CD9494

accent

#4D4DDB

background

#F9FDFD

surface

#F1FAFA

border

#CBD3D3

text

#0D1414

muted

#7E8383

Preview Lab

Preview with #42C3C3

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

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