#42CACE#42CACE
#42CACE is a light, moderate teal. Relative luminance 0.479; OKLCH L 76.9% C 0.114 H 197.9°. Best body text is #000000 at 10.57:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #42CACE |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(66, 202, 206) |
| HSL | hsl(182, 59%, 53%) |
| HSV | hsv(182, 68%, 81%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(68%, 1.9%, 0%, 19.2%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(74.73, -34.41, -12.66) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(74.73, 36.66, 200.20°) |
| OKLab | oklab(76.92% -0.1087 -0.0351) |
| OKLCH | oklch(76.92% 0.114 197.9) |
| XYZ | xyz(34.5029, 47.8516, 65.7984) |
| Luminance | 0.4786 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | teal |
Closest named colors
Darkturquoise
#00CED1
ΔE00 2.17
Mediumturquoise
#48D1CC
ΔE00 3.60
Aqua Blue
#02D8E9
ΔE00 5.27
Topaz
#13BBAF
ΔE00 7.59
Lightseagreen
#20B2AA
ΔE00 8.23
Turquoise Blue
#06B1C4
ΔE00 8.49
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#42CACE #CE4642
analogous
#42CE8C #42CACE #4284CE
triadic
#42CACE #CE42CA #CACE42
tetradic
#42CACE #8C42CE #CE4642 #84CE42
square
#42CACE #8C42CE #CE4642 #84CE42
split-complementary
#42CACE #CE4284 #CE8C42
monochromatic
#1F7477 #2BA4A7 #42CACE #73D8DB #A3E5E7
Accessibility & contrast
On white
1.99
#42CACE on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
10.57
#42CACE on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #42CACE
10.57:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##42CACE | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##42CACE | 1.00 | 1.99 | 10.57 | 10.57 |
| #FFFFFF | 1.99 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 10.57 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 10.57 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#BCC1CF
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#A7B1CF
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#00D1CB
Achromatopsia (no color)
#B8B8B8
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #42cace; /* rgb */ color: rgb(66, 202, 206); /* oklch */ color: oklch(76.9% 0.114 197.9);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#8adadc',
500: '#42cace',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #42cace; $custom-light: #8adadc; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#42cace",
"rgb": {
"r": 66,
"g": 202,
"b": 206
},
"hsl": {
"h": 181.714,
"s": 58.824,
"l": 53.333
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.76919,
"c": 0.1142,
"h": 197.9
},
"luminance": 0.47856
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#42CACE
secondary
#D49A98
accent
#4A46E2
background
#F9FDFD
surface
#F1FBFB
border
#CBD4D4
text
#0D1515
muted
#7E8383