#42CAB6#42CAB6

#42CAB6 is a light, moderate teal. Relative luminance 0.468; OKLCH L 76.1% C 0.119 H 181.2°. Best body text is #000000 at 10.36:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#42CAB6
RGB	rgb(66, 202, 182)
HSL	hsl(171, 56%, 53%)
HSV	hsv(171, 67%, 79%)
CMYK	cmyk(67.3%, 0%, 9.9%, 20.8%)
CIE-LAB	lab(74.04, -40.99, -0.68)
CIE-LCH	lch(74.04, 40.99, 180.95°)
OKLab	oklab(76.13% -0.1192 -0.0025)
OKLCH	oklch(76.13% 0.119 181.2)
XYZ	xyz(31.8068, 46.7731, 51.5987)
Luminance	0.4678 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	teal

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#42CAB6 #CA4256

analogous

#42CA72 #42CAB6 #429ACA

triadic

#42CAB6 #B642CA #CAB642

tetradic

#42CAB6 #7242CA #CA4256 #9ACA42

square

#42CAB6 #7242CA #CA4256 #9ACA42

split-complementary

#42CAB6 #CA429A #CA7242

monochromatic

#207266 #2DA290 #42CAB6 #72D7C8 #A2E5DB

Accessibility & contrast

On white

2.03

#42CAB6 on #FFFFFF

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

On black

10.36

#42CAB6 on #000000

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

Best text color

#000000 on #42CAB6

10.36:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##42CAB6	#FFFFFF	#000000	##000000
##42CAB6	1.00	2.03	10.36	10.36
#FFFFFF	2.03	1.00	21.00	21.00
#000000	10.36	21.00	1.00	1.00
##000000	10.36	21.00	1.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#C1BEB5

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#AEB0B8

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#00CEC4

Achromatopsia (no color)

#B6B6B6

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #42cab6;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(66, 202, 182);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(76.1% 0.119 181.2);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#88dbcb',
    500: '#42cab6',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #42cab6;
$custom-light: #88dbcb;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#42cab6",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 66,
    "g": 202,
    "b": 182
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 171.176,
    "s": 56.198,
    "l": 52.549
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.76133,
    "c": 0.11925,
    "h": 181.2
  },
  "luminance": 0.46777
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#42CAB6

secondary

#D1969F

accent

#485FDF

background

#F9FDFC

surface

#F1FBF8

border

#CBD4D1

text

#0D1513

muted

#7E8382

Preview Lab

Preview with #42CAB6

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

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