#42C4CD#42C4CD

#42C4CD is a light, moderate teal. Relative luminance 0.450; OKLCH L 75.4% C 0.111 H 201.8°. Best body text is #000000 at 10.01:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#42C4CD
RGB	rgb(66, 196, 205)
HSL	hsl(184, 58%, 53%)
HSV	hsv(184, 68%, 80%)
CMYK	cmyk(67.8%, 4.4%, 0%, 19.6%)
CIE-LAB	lab(72.92, -31.85, -14.83)
CIE-LCH	lch(72.92, 35.13, 204.97°)
OKLab	oklab(75.44% -0.1031 -0.0411)
OKLCH	oklch(75.44% 0.111 201.8)
XYZ	xyz(33.0013, 45.0421, 64.7005)
Luminance	0.4505 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	teal

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#42C4CD #CD4B42

analogous

#42CD90 #42C4CD #427ECD

triadic

#42C4CD #CD42C4 #C4CD42

tetradic

#42C4CD #9042CD #CD4B42 #7ECD42

square

#42C4CD #9042CD #CD4B42 #7ECD42

split-complementary

#42C4CD #CD427E #CD9042

monochromatic

#1F7076 #2C9EA6 #42C4CD #72D3DA #A3E2E7

Accessibility & contrast

On white

2.10

#42C4CD on #FFFFFF

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

On black

10.01

#42C4CD on #000000

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

Best text color

#000000 on #42C4CD

10.01:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##42C4CD	#FFFFFF	#000000	##000000
##42C4CD	1.00	2.10	10.01	10.01
#FFFFFF	2.10	1.00	21.00	21.00
#000000	10.01	21.00	1.00	1.00
##000000	10.01	21.00	1.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#B5BCCE

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#A1ADCE

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#00CBC6

Achromatopsia (no color)

#B3B3B3

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #42c4cd;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(66, 196, 205);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(75.4% 0.111 201.8);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#89d6dc',
    500: '#42c4cd',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #42c4cd;
$custom-light: #89d6dc;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#42c4cd",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 66,
    "g": 196,
    "b": 205
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 183.885,
    "s": 58.159,
    "l": 53.137
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.75442,
    "c": 0.111,
    "h": 201.8
  },
  "luminance": 0.45046
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#42C4CD

secondary

#D39B97

accent

#5046E1

background

#F9FDFD

surface

#F1FAFB

border

#CBD3D4

text

#0D1415

muted

#7E8383

Preview Lab

Preview with #42C4CD

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

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