#42C3CD#42C3CD

#42C3CD is a light, moderate teal. Relative luminance 0.446; OKLCH L 75.2% C 0.111 H 202.5°. Best body text is #000000 at 9.92:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#42C3CD
RGB	rgb(66, 195, 205)
HSL	hsl(184, 58%, 53%)
HSV	hsv(184, 68%, 80%)
CMYK	cmyk(67.8%, 4.9%, 0%, 19.6%)
CIE-LAB	lab(72.62, -31.37, -15.28)
CIE-LCH	lch(72.62, 34.89, 205.97°)
OKLab	oklab(75.2% -0.1021 -0.0424)
OKLCH	oklch(75.2% 0.111 202.5)
XYZ	xyz(32.7765, 44.5925, 64.6256)
Luminance	0.4460 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	teal

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#42C3CD #CD4C42

analogous

#42CD92 #42C3CD #427DCD

triadic

#42C3CD #CD42C3 #C3CD42

tetradic

#42C3CD #9242CD #CD4C42 #7DCD42

square

#42C3CD #9242CD #CD4C42 #7DCD42

split-complementary

#42C3CD #CD427D #CD9242

monochromatic

#1F6F76 #2C9DA6 #42C3CD #72D2DA #A3E2E7

Accessibility & contrast

On white

2.12

#42C3CD on #FFFFFF

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

On black

9.92

#42C3CD on #000000

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

Best text color

#000000 on #42C3CD

9.92:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##42C3CD	#FFFFFF	#000000	##000000
##42C3CD	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)

#B4BBCE

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#A0ACCE

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#00CAC6

Achromatopsia (no color)

#B2B2B2

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #42c3cd;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(66, 195, 205);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(75.2% 0.111 202.5);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#89d5dc',
    500: '#42c3cd',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #42c3cd;
$custom-light: #89d5dc;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#42c3cd",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 66,
    "g": 195,
    "b": 205
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 184.317,
    "s": 58.159,
    "l": 53.137
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.75202,
    "c": 0.11054,
    "h": 202.5
  },
  "luminance": 0.44596
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#42C3CD

secondary

#D39C97

accent

#5246E1

background

#F9FDFD

surface

#F1FAFB

border

#CBD3D4

text

#0D1415

muted

#7E8383

Preview Lab

Preview with #42C3CD

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

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