#42CBCA#42CBCA
#42CBCA is a light, moderate teal. Relative luminance 0.481; OKLCH L 77.0% C 0.115 H 194.3°. Best body text is #000000 at 10.63:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #42CBCA |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(66, 203, 202) |
| HSL | hsl(180, 57%, 53%) |
| HSV | hsv(180, 67%, 80%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(67.5%, 0%, 0.5%, 20.4%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(74.91, -36.01, -10.23) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(74.91, 37.43, 195.86°) |
| OKLab | oklab(77.02% -0.1114 -0.0284) |
| OKLCH | oklch(77.02% 0.115 194.3) |
| XYZ | xyz(34.2586, 48.1305, 63.3502) |
| Luminance | 0.4813 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | teal |
Closest named colors
Mediumturquoise
#48D1CC
ΔE00 2.01
Darkturquoise
#00CED1
ΔE00 2.13
Topaz
#13BBAF
ΔE00 6.35
Aqua Blue
#02D8E9
ΔE00 6.60
Turquoise
#40E0D0
ΔE00 6.98
Lightseagreen
#20B2AA
ΔE00 7.52
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#42CBCA #CB4243
analogous
#42CB85 #42CBCA #4287CB
triadic
#42CBCA #CA42CB #CBCA42
tetradic
#42CBCA #8542CB #CB4243 #87CB42
square
#42CBCA #8542CB #CB4243 #87CB42
split-complementary
#42CBCA #CB4287 #CB8542
monochromatic
#207372 #2DA3A2 #42CBCA #72D8D7 #A2E5E5
Accessibility & contrast
On white
1.98
#42CBCA on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
10.63
#42CBCA on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #42CBCA
10.63:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##42CBCA | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##42CBCA | 1.00 | 1.98 | 10.63 | 10.63 |
| #FFFFFF | 1.98 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 10.63 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 10.63 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#BEC1CA
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#A9B2CB
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#00D1CA
Achromatopsia (no color)
#B8B8B8
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #42cbca; /* rgb */ color: rgb(66, 203, 202); /* oklch */ color: oklch(77.0% 0.115 194.3);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#89dbda',
500: '#42cbca',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #42cbca; $custom-light: #89dbda; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#42cbca",
"rgb": {
"r": 66,
"g": 203,
"b": 202
},
"hsl": {
"h": 179.562,
"s": 56.846,
"l": 52.745
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.77021,
"c": 0.11495,
"h": 194.3
},
"luminance": 0.48134
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#42CBCA
secondary
#D29797
accent
#4849E0
background
#F9FDFD
surface
#F1FBFA
border
#CBD4D3
text
#0D1514
muted
#7E8383