#42CAC1#42CAC1

#42CAC1 is a light, moderate teal. Relative luminance 0.472; OKLCH L 76.5% C 0.116 H 188.6°. Best body text is #000000 at 10.45:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#42CAC1
RGB	rgb(66, 202, 193)
HSL	hsl(176, 56%, 53%)
HSV	hsv(176, 67%, 79%)
CMYK	cmyk(67.3%, 0%, 4.5%, 20.8%)
CIE-LAB	lab(74.35, -38.04, -6.19)
CIE-LCH	lch(74.35, 38.55, 189.24°)
OKLab	oklab(76.48% -0.1143 -0.0174)
OKLCH	oklch(76.48% 0.116 188.6)
XYZ	xyz(32.9885, 47.2458, 57.8225)
Luminance	0.4725 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	teal

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#42CAC1 #CA424B

analogous

#42CA7D #42CAC1 #428FCA

triadic

#42CAC1 #C142CA #CAC142

tetradic

#42CAC1 #7D42CA #CA424B #8FCA42

square

#42CAC1 #7D42CA #CA424B #8FCA42

split-complementary

#42CAC1 #CA428F #CA7D42

monochromatic

#20726C #2DA29A #42CAC1 #72D7D1 #A2E5E0

Accessibility & contrast

On white

2.01

#42CAC1 on #FFFFFF

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

On black

10.45

#42CAC1 on #000000

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

Best text color

#000000 on #42CAC1

10.45:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##42CAC1	#FFFFFF	#000000	##000000
##42CAC1	1.00	2.01	10.45	10.45
#FFFFFF	2.01	1.00	21.00	21.00
#000000	10.45	21.00	1.00	1.00
##000000	10.45	21.00	1.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#BFBFC1

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#ABB1C2

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#00CFC7

Achromatopsia (no color)

#B7B7B7

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #42cac1;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(66, 202, 193);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(76.5% 0.116 188.6);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#88dad3',
    500: '#42cac1',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #42cac1;
$custom-light: #88dad3;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#42cac1",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 66,
    "g": 202,
    "b": 193
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 176.029,
    "s": 56.198,
    "l": 52.549
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.76479,
    "c": 0.11561,
    "h": 188.6
  },
  "luminance": 0.4725
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#42CAC1

secondary

#D1969A

accent

#4852DF

background

#F9FDFC

surface

#F1FBF9

border

#CBD4D2

text

#0D1514

muted

#7E8382

Preview Lab

Preview with #42CAC1

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

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