#42C4AF#42C4AF

#42C4AF is a light, moderate teal. Relative luminance 0.437; OKLCH L 74.4% C 0.116 H 180.1°. Best body text is #000000 at 9.75:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#42C4AF
RGB	rgb(66, 196, 175)
HSL	hsl(170, 52%, 51%)
HSV	hsv(170, 66%, 77%)
CMYK	cmyk(66.3%, 0%, 10.7%, 23.1%)
CIE-LAB	lab(72.05, -40.14, 0.20)
CIE-LCH	lch(72.05, 40.14, 179.71°)
OKLab	oklab(74.44% -0.1163 -0.0001)
OKLCH	oklch(74.44% 0.116 180.1)
XYZ	xyz(29.7209, 43.7299, 47.4235)
Luminance	0.4373 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	teal

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#42C4AF #C44257

analogous

#42C46E #42C4AF #4298C4

triadic

#42C4AF #AF42C4 #C4AF42

tetradic

#42C4AF #6E42C4 #C44257 #98C442

square

#42C4AF #6E42C4 #C44257 #98C442

split-complementary

#42C4AF #C44298 #C46E42

monochromatic

#216A5F #309988 #42C4AF #71D3C3 #9FE1D6

Accessibility & contrast

On white

2.15

#42C4AF on #FFFFFF

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

On black

9.75

#42C4AF on #000000

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

Best text color

#000000 on #42C4AF

9.75:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##42C4AF	#FFFFFF	#000000	##000000
##42C4AF	1.00	2.15	9.75	9.75
#FFFFFF	2.15	1.00	21.00	21.00
#000000	9.75	21.00	1.00	1.00
##000000	9.75	21.00	1.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#BCB9AE

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#A9ABB1

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#00C7BE

Achromatopsia (no color)

#B1B1B1

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #42c4af;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(66, 196, 175);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(74.4% 0.116 180.1);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#86d6c6',
    500: '#42c4af',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #42c4af;
$custom-light: #86d6c6;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#42c4af",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 66,
    "g": 196,
    "b": 175
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 170.308,
    "s": 52.419,
    "l": 51.373
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.74445,
    "c": 0.11626,
    "h": 180.1
  },
  "luminance": 0.43733
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#42C4AF

secondary

#CE949E

accent

#4C63DC

background

#F8FDFC

surface

#F0FAF8

border

#CBD3D1

text

#0C1413

muted

#7D8382

Preview Lab

Preview with #42C4AF

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

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