#42CBB9#42CBB9

#42CBB9 is a light, moderate teal. Relative luminance 0.474; OKLCH L 76.5% C 0.119 H 182.6°. Best body text is #000000 at 10.47:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#42CBB9
RGB	rgb(66, 203, 185)
HSL	hsl(172, 57%, 53%)
HSV	hsv(172, 67%, 80%)
CMYK	cmyk(67.5%, 0%, 8.9%, 20.4%)
CIE-LAB	lab(74.43, -40.65, -1.74)
CIE-LCH	lch(74.43, 40.68, 182.46°)
OKLab	oklab(76.47% -0.1189 -0.0054)
OKLCH	oklch(76.47% 0.119 182.6)
XYZ	xyz(32.3555, 47.3692, 53.3275)
Luminance	0.4737 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	teal

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#42CBB9 #CB4254

analogous

#42CB75 #42CBB9 #4298CB

triadic

#42CBB9 #B942CB #CBB942

tetradic

#42CBB9 #7542CB #CB4254 #98CB42

square

#42CBB9 #7542CB #CB4254 #98CB42

split-complementary

#42CBB9 #CB4298 #CB7542

monochromatic

#207368 #2DA393 #42CBB9 #72D8CB #A2E5DD

Accessibility & contrast

On white

2.00

#42CBB9 on #FFFFFF

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

On black

10.47

#42CBB9 on #000000

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

Best text color

#000000 on #42CBB9

10.47:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##42CBB9	#FFFFFF	#000000	##000000
##42CBB9	1.00	2.00	10.47	10.47
#FFFFFF	2.00	1.00	21.00	21.00
#000000	10.47	21.00	1.00	1.00
##000000	10.47	21.00	1.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#C2BFB8

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#AEB1BB

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#00CFC5

Achromatopsia (no color)

#B7B7B7

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #42cbb9;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(66, 203, 185);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(76.5% 0.119 182.6);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#88dbce',
    500: '#42cbb9',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #42cbb9;
$custom-light: #88dbce;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#42cbb9",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 66,
    "g": 203,
    "b": 185
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 172.117,
    "s": 56.846,
    "l": 52.745
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.7647,
    "c": 0.119,
    "h": 182.6
  },
  "luminance": 0.47373
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#42CBB9

secondary

#D2979F

accent

#485CE0

background

#F9FDFC

surface

#F1FBF9

border

#CBD4D2

text

#0D1513

muted

#7E8382

Preview Lab

Preview with #42CBB9

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

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