#42CAB9#42CAB9

#42CAB9 is a light, moderate teal. Relative luminance 0.469; OKLCH L 76.2% C 0.118 H 183.2°. Best body text is #000000 at 10.38:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX#42CAB9
RGBrgb(66, 202, 185)
HSLhsl(173, 56%, 53%)
HSVhsv(173, 67%, 79%)
CMYKcmyk(67.3%, 0%, 8.4%, 20.8%)
CIE-LABlab(74.12, -40.20, -2.18)
CIE-LCHlch(74.12, 40.26, 183.11°)
OKLaboklab(76.22% -0.1179 -0.0065)
OKLCHoklch(76.22% 0.118 183.2)
XYZxyz(32.1201, 46.8985, 53.2490)
Luminance0.4690 (WCAG relative)
Temperaturecool
Familyteal

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary
#42CAB9 #CA4253
analogous
#42CA75 #42CAB9 #4297CA
triadic
#42CAB9 #B942CA #CAB942
tetradic
#42CAB9 #7542CA #CA4253 #97CA42
square
#42CAB9 #7542CA #CA4253 #97CA42
split-complementary
#42CAB9 #CA4297 #CA7542
monochromatic
#207267 #2DA293 #42CAB9 #72D7CB #A2E5DC

Accessibility & contrast

On white

2.02
#42CAB9 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

On black

10.38
#42CAB9 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

Best text color

#000000 on #42CAB9
10.38:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg##42CAB9#FFFFFF#000000##000000
##42CAB91.002.0210.3810.38
#FFFFFF2.021.0021.0021.00
#00000010.3821.001.001.00
##00000010.3821.001.001.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)
#C1BFB8
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#ADB0BB
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#00CEC5
Achromatopsia (no color)
#B6B6B6

Design tokens & code

CSS
--color: #42cab9;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(66, 202, 185);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(76.2% 0.118 183.2);
Tailwind
colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#88dbce',
    500: '#42cab9',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}
SCSS
$custom: #42cab9;
$custom-light: #88dbce;
$custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
  "hex": "#42cab9",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 66,
    "g": 202,
    "b": 185
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 172.5,
    "s": 56.198,
    "l": 52.549
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.76225,
    "c": 0.11804,
    "h": 183.2
  },
  "luminance": 0.46902
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary
#42CAB9
secondary
#D1969E
accent
#485BDF
background
#F9FDFC
surface
#F1FBF9
border
#CBD4D2
text
#0D1513
muted
#7E8382

Preview Lab

Preview with #42CAB9

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#42CAB9 Color — HEX, RGB, HSL, OKLCH & Contrast — Tintiva