#42C5AB#42C5AB

#42C5AB is a light, moderate teal. Relative luminance 0.440; OKLCH L 74.6% C 0.119 H 176.9°. Best body text is #000000 at 9.81:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#42C5AB
RGB	rgb(66, 197, 171)
HSL	hsl(168, 53%, 52%)
HSV	hsv(168, 66%, 77%)
CMYK	cmyk(66.5%, 0%, 13.2%, 22.7%)
CIE-LAB	lab(72.25, -41.61, 2.67)
CIE-LCH	lch(72.25, 41.70, 176.33°)
OKLab	oklab(74.57% -0.1191 0.0064)
OKLCH	oklch(74.57% 0.119 176.9)
XYZ	xyz(29.5601, 44.0277, 45.4605)
Luminance	0.4403 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	teal

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#42C5AB #C5425C

analogous

#42C56A #42C5AB #429DC5

triadic

#42C5AB #AB42C5 #C5AB42

tetradic

#42C5AB #6A42C5 #C5425C #9DC542

square

#42C5AB #6A42C5 #C5425C #9DC542

split-complementary

#42C5AB #C5429D #C56A42

monochromatic

#216C5D #2F9A85 #42C5AB #71D3C0 #A0E2D5

Accessibility & contrast

On white

2.14

#42C5AB on #FFFFFF

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

On black

9.81

#42C5AB on #000000

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

Best text color

#000000 on #42C5AB

9.81:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##42C5AB	#FFFFFF	#000000	##000000
##42C5AB	1.00	2.14	9.81	9.81
#FFFFFF	2.14	1.00	21.00	21.00
#000000	9.81	21.00	1.00	1.00
##000000	9.81	21.00	1.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#BEB9AA

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#ABACAD

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#00C8BD

Achromatopsia (no color)

#B1B1B1

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #42c5ab;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(66, 197, 171);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(74.6% 0.119 176.9);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#86d7c4',
    500: '#42c5ab',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #42c5ab;
$custom-light: #86d7c4;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#42c5ab",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 66,
    "g": 197,
    "b": 171
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 168.092,
    "s": 53.036,
    "l": 51.569
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.74573,
    "c": 0.11929,
    "h": 176.9
  },
  "luminance": 0.44031
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#42C5AB

secondary

#CE95A0

accent

#4B68DC

background

#F8FDFC

surface

#F0FAF8

border

#CBD3D1

text

#0C1412

muted

#7D8381

Preview Lab

Preview with #42C5AB

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

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