#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
RGBrgb(66, 202, 203)
HSLhsl(180, 57%, 53%)
HSVhsv(180, 67%, 80%)
CMYKcmyk(67.5%, 0.5%, 0%, 20.4%)
CIE-LABlab(74.64, -35.26, -11.17)
CIE-LCHlch(74.64, 36.99, 197.58°)
OKLaboklab(76.81% -0.1099 -0.031)
OKLCHoklch(76.81% 0.114 195.8)
XYZxyz(34.1420, 47.7072, 63.8974)
Luminance0.4771 (WCAG relative)
Temperaturecool
Familyteal

Closest named colors

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
##42CACB1.001.9910.5410.54
#FFFFFF1.991.0021.0021.00
#00000010.5421.001.001.00
##00000010.5421.001.001.00

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

Preview Lab

Preview with #42CACB

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