#42C88D#42C88D
#42C88D is a light, vivid teal. Relative luminance 0.444; OKLCH L 74.5% C 0.145 H 160.3°. Best body text is #000000 at 9.88:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #42C88D |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(66, 200, 141) |
| HSL | hsl(154, 55%, 52%) |
| HSV | hsv(154, 67%, 78%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(67%, 0%, 29.5%, 21.6%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(72.49, -49.88, 19.17) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(72.49, 53.44, 158.97°) |
| OKLab | oklab(74.54% -0.1362 0.0487) |
| OKLCH | oklch(74.54% 0.145 160.3) |
| XYZ | xyz(27.7060, 44.3869, 32.3015) |
| Luminance | 0.4439 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | neutral |
| Family | teal |
Closest named colors
Greenblue
#23C48B
ΔE00 1.94
Greenish Teal
#32BF84
ΔE00 2.54
Green Blue
#01C08D
ΔE00 3.68
Dark Mint Green
#20C073
ΔE00 4.57
Emerald
#50C878
ΔE00 4.72
Dark Mint
#48C072
ΔE00 5.00
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#42C88D #C8427D
analogous
#42C84A #42C88D #42C0C8
triadic
#42C88D #8D42C8 #C88D42
tetradic
#42C88D #4A42C8 #C8427D #C0C842
square
#42C88D #4A42C8 #C8427D #C0C842
split-complementary
#42C88D #C842C0 #C84A42
monochromatic
#206F4D #2E9F6D #42C88D #71D6AA #A1E4C6
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.13
#42C88D on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
9.88
#42C88D on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #42C88D
9.88:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##42C88D | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##42C88D | 1.00 | 2.13 | 9.88 | 9.88 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.13 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 9.88 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 9.88 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#C6B98A
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#B4AD91
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#00C7B8
Achromatopsia (no color)
#B2B2B2
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #42c88d; /* rgb */ color: rgb(66, 200, 141); /* oklch */ color: oklch(74.5% 0.145 160.3);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#86daae',
500: '#42c88d',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #42c88d; $custom-light: #86daae; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#42c88d",
"rgb": {
"r": 66,
"g": 200,
"b": 141
},
"hsl": {
"h": 153.582,
"s": 54.918,
"l": 52.157
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.74545,
"c": 0.14462,
"h": 160.3
},
"luminance": 0.4439
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#42C88D
secondary
#D096AF
accent
#4A8BDE
background
#F8FDFA
surface
#F0FBF4
border
#CBD4CE
text
#0C1510
muted
#7D837F