#42CACF#42CACF
#42CACF is a light, moderate teal. Relative luminance 0.479; OKLCH L 77.0% C 0.114 H 198.6°. Best body text is #000000 at 10.58:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #42CACF |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(66, 202, 207) |
| HSL | hsl(182, 59%, 54%) |
| HSV | hsv(182, 68%, 81%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(68.1%, 2.4%, 0%, 18.8%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(74.76, -34.12, -13.15) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(74.76, 36.57, 201.08°) |
| OKLab | oklab(76.95% -0.1082 -0.0365) |
| OKLCH | oklch(76.95% 0.114 198.6) |
| XYZ | xyz(34.6248, 47.9003, 66.4402) |
| Luminance | 0.4790 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | teal |
Closest named colors
Darkturquoise
#00CED1
ΔE00 2.34
Mediumturquoise
#48D1CC
ΔE00 3.92
Aqua Blue
#02D8E9
ΔE00 5.01
Topaz
#13BBAF
ΔE00 7.90
Turquoise Blue
#06B1C4
ΔE00 8.29
Lightseagreen
#20B2AA
ΔE00 8.46
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#42CACF #CF4742
analogous
#42CF8D #42CACF #4283CF
triadic
#42CACF #CF42CA #CACF42
tetradic
#42CACF #8D42CF #CF4742 #83CF42
square
#42CACF #8D42CF #CF4742 #83CF42
split-complementary
#42CACF #CF4283 #CF8D42
monochromatic
#1F7578 #2BA4A9 #42CACF #73D8DB #A4E5E8
Accessibility & contrast
On white
1.98
#42CACF on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
10.58
#42CACF on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #42CACF
10.58:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##42CACF | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##42CACF | 1.00 | 1.98 | 10.58 | 10.58 |
| #FFFFFF | 1.98 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 10.58 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 10.58 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#BCC1D0
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#A7B1D0
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#00D1CB
Achromatopsia (no color)
#B8B8B8
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #42cacf; /* rgb */ color: rgb(66, 202, 207); /* oklch */ color: oklch(77.0% 0.114 198.6);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#8adadd',
500: '#42cacf',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #42cacf; $custom-light: #8adadd; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#42cacf",
"rgb": {
"r": 66,
"g": 202,
"b": 207
},
"hsl": {
"h": 182.128,
"s": 59.494,
"l": 53.529
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.76954,
"c": 0.11423,
"h": 198.6
},
"luminance": 0.47904
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#42CACF
secondary
#D59A98
accent
#4B45E3
background
#F9FDFD
surface
#F1FBFB
border
#CBD4D4
text
#0D1515
muted
#7E8383