#42CACD#42CACD
#42CACD is a light, moderate teal. Relative luminance 0.478; OKLCH L 76.9% C 0.114 H 197.2°. Best body text is #000000 at 10.56:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #42CACD |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(66, 202, 205) |
| HSL | hsl(181, 58%, 53%) |
| HSV | hsv(181, 68%, 80%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(67.8%, 1.5%, 0%, 19.6%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(74.70, -34.69, -12.16) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(74.70, 36.76, 199.32°) |
| OKLab | oklab(76.88% -0.1091 -0.0337) |
| OKLCH | oklch(76.88% 0.114 197.2) |
| XYZ | xyz(34.3818, 47.8031, 65.1607) |
| Luminance | 0.4781 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | teal |
Closest named colors
Darkturquoise
#00CED1
ΔE00 2.05
Mediumturquoise
#48D1CC
ΔE00 3.29
Aqua Blue
#02D8E9
ΔE00 5.54
Topaz
#13BBAF
ΔE00 7.30
Lightseagreen
#20B2AA
ΔE00 8.02
Turquoise
#40E0D0
ΔE00 8.24
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#42CACD #CD4542
analogous
#42CD8A #42CACD #4284CD
triadic
#42CACD #CD42CA #CACD42
tetradic
#42CACD #8A42CD #CD4542 #84CD42
square
#42CACD #8A42CD #CD4542 #84CD42
split-complementary
#42CACD #CD4284 #CD8A42
monochromatic
#1F7476 #2CA3A6 #42CACD #72D8DA #A3E5E7
Accessibility & contrast
On white
1.99
#42CACD on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
10.56
#42CACD on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #42CACD
10.56:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##42CACD | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##42CACD | 1.00 | 1.99 | 10.56 | 10.56 |
| #FFFFFF | 1.99 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 10.56 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 10.56 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#BCC1CD
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#A8B1CE
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#00D1CB
Achromatopsia (no color)
#B8B8B8
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #42cacd; /* rgb */ color: rgb(66, 202, 205); /* oklch */ color: oklch(76.9% 0.114 197.2);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#89dadc',
500: '#42cacd',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #42cacd; $custom-light: #89dadc; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#42cacd",
"rgb": {
"r": 66,
"g": 202,
"b": 205
},
"hsl": {
"h": 181.295,
"s": 58.159,
"l": 53.137
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.76884,
"c": 0.11419,
"h": 197.2
},
"luminance": 0.47807
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#42CACD
secondary
#D39997
accent
#4A46E1
background
#F9FDFD
surface
#F1FBFB
border
#CBD4D4
text
#0D1515
muted
#7E8383