#42CBC2#42CBC2

#42CBC2 is a light, moderate teal. Relative luminance 0.478; OKLCH L 76.8% C 0.116 H 188.7°. Best body text is #000000 at 10.55:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#42CBC2
RGB	rgb(66, 203, 194)
HSL	hsl(176, 57%, 53%)
HSV	hsv(176, 67%, 80%)
CMYK	cmyk(67.5%, 0%, 4.4%, 20.4%)
CIE-LAB	lab(74.67, -38.23, -6.25)
CIE-LCH	lch(74.67, 38.73, 189.28°)
OKLab	oklab(76.76% -0.1149 -0.0175)
OKLCH	oklch(76.76% 0.116 188.7)
XYZ	xyz(33.3358, 47.7614, 58.4905)
Luminance	0.4777 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	teal

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#42CBC2 #CB424B

analogous

#42CB7D #42CBC2 #4290CB

triadic

#42CBC2 #C242CB #CBC242

tetradic

#42CBC2 #7D42CB #CB424B #90CB42

square

#42CBC2 #7D42CB #CB424B #90CB42

split-complementary

#42CBC2 #CB4290 #CB7D42

monochromatic

#20736D #2DA39B #42CBC2 #72D8D1 #A2E5E1

Accessibility & contrast

On white

1.99

#42CBC2 on #FFFFFF

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

On black

10.55

#42CBC2 on #000000

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

Best text color

#000000 on #42CBC2

10.55:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##42CBC2	#FFFFFF	#000000	##000000
##42CBC2	1.00	1.99	10.55	10.55
#FFFFFF	1.99	1.00	21.00	21.00
#000000	10.55	21.00	1.00	1.00
##000000	10.55	21.00	1.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#C0C0C2

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#ACB2C3

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#00D0C8

Achromatopsia (no color)

#B8B8B8

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #42cbc2;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(66, 203, 194);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(76.8% 0.116 188.7);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#89dbd4',
    500: '#42cbc2',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #42cbc2;
$custom-light: #89dbd4;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#42cbc2",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 66,
    "g": 203,
    "b": 194
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 176.058,
    "s": 56.846,
    "l": 52.745
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.76755,
    "c": 0.1162,
    "h": 188.7
  },
  "luminance": 0.47765
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#42CBC2

secondary

#D2979B

accent

#4852E0

background

#F9FDFC

surface

#F1FBF9

border

#CBD4D2

text

#0D1514

muted

#7E8382

Preview Lab

Preview with #42CBC2

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

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