#42CBB7#42CBB7

#42CBB7 is a light, moderate teal. Relative luminance 0.473; OKLCH L 76.4% C 0.120 H 181.3°. Best body text is #000000 at 10.46:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#42CBB7
RGB	rgb(66, 203, 183)
HSL	hsl(171, 57%, 53%)
HSV	hsv(171, 67%, 80%)
CMYK	cmyk(67.5%, 0%, 9.9%, 20.4%)
CIE-LAB	lab(74.37, -41.17, -0.74)
CIE-LCH	lch(74.37, 41.18, 181.03°)
OKLab	oklab(76.41% -0.1198 -0.0027)
OKLCH	oklch(76.41% 0.12 181.3)
XYZ	xyz(32.1459, 47.2854, 52.2234)
Luminance	0.4729 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	teal

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#42CBB7 #CB4256

analogous

#42CB73 #42CBB7 #429ACB

triadic

#42CBB7 #B742CB #CBB742

tetradic

#42CBB7 #7342CB #CB4256 #9ACB42

square

#42CBB7 #7342CB #CB4256 #9ACB42

split-complementary

#42CBB7 #CB429A #CB7342

monochromatic

#207367 #2DA392 #42CBB7 #72D8C9 #A2E5DC

Accessibility & contrast

On white

2.01

#42CBB7 on #FFFFFF

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

On black

10.46

#42CBB7 on #000000

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

Best text color

#000000 on #42CBB7

10.46:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##42CBB7	#FFFFFF	#000000	##000000
##42CBB7	1.00	2.01	10.46	10.46
#FFFFFF	2.01	1.00	21.00	21.00
#000000	10.46	21.00	1.00	1.00
##000000	10.46	21.00	1.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#C2BFB6

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#AFB1B9

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#00CFC5

Achromatopsia (no color)

#B7B7B7

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #42cbb7;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(66, 203, 183);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(76.4% 0.120 181.3);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#88dbcc',
    500: '#42cbb7',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #42cbb7;
$custom-light: #88dbcc;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#42cbb7",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 66,
    "g": 203,
    "b": 183
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 171.241,
    "s": 56.846,
    "l": 52.745
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.76409,
    "c": 0.11981,
    "h": 181.3
  },
  "luminance": 0.47289
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#42CBB7

secondary

#D2979F

accent

#485EE0

background

#F9FDFC

surface

#F1FBF8

border

#CBD4D1

text

#0D1513

muted

#7E8382

Preview Lab

Preview with #42CBB7

Body copy rendered with the generated semantic roles for this colour.

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