#42CACB#42CACB
#42CACB is a light, moderate teal. Relative luminance 0.477; OKLCH L 76.8% C 0.114 H 195.8°. Best body text is #000000 at 10.54:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #42CACB |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(66, 202, 203) |
| HSL | hsl(180, 57%, 53%) |
| HSV | hsv(180, 67%, 80%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(67.5%, 0.5%, 0%, 20.4%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(74.64, -35.26, -11.17) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(74.64, 36.99, 197.58°) |
| OKLab | oklab(76.81% -0.1099 -0.031) |
| OKLCH | oklch(76.81% 0.114 195.8) |
| XYZ | xyz(34.1420, 47.7072, 63.8974) |
| Luminance | 0.4771 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | teal |
Closest named colors
Darkturquoise
#00CED1
ΔE00 2.01
Mediumturquoise
#48D1CC
ΔE00 2.70
Aqua Blue
#02D8E9
ΔE00 6.12
Topaz
#13BBAF
ΔE00 6.72
Lightseagreen
#20B2AA
ΔE00 7.64
Turquoise
#40E0D0
ΔE00 7.68
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#42CACB #CB4342
analogous
#42CB87 #42CACB #4285CB
triadic
#42CACB #CB42CA #CACB42
tetradic
#42CACB #8742CB #CB4342 #85CB42
square
#42CACB #8742CB #CB4342 #85CB42
split-complementary
#42CACB #CB4285 #CB8742
monochromatic
#207273 #2DA2A3 #42CACB #72D7D8 #A2E5E5
Accessibility & contrast
On white
1.99
#42CACB on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
10.54
#42CACB on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #42CACB
10.54:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##42CACB | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##42CACB | 1.00 | 1.99 | 10.54 | 10.54 |
| #FFFFFF | 1.99 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 10.54 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 10.54 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#BDC0CB
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#A8B1CC
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#00D0CA
Achromatopsia (no color)
#B8B8B8
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #42cacb; /* rgb */ color: rgb(66, 202, 203); /* oklch */ color: oklch(76.8% 0.114 195.8);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#89dada',
500: '#42cacb',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #42cacb; $custom-light: #89dada; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#42cacb",
"rgb": {
"r": 66,
"g": 202,
"b": 203
},
"hsl": {
"h": 180.438,
"s": 56.846,
"l": 52.745
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.76814,
"c": 0.11424,
"h": 195.8
},
"luminance": 0.47711
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#42CACB
secondary
#D29797
accent
#4948E0
background
#F9FDFD
surface
#F1FBFA
border
#CBD4D3
text
#0D1514
muted
#7E8383