#42CBCB#42CBCB

#42CBCB is a light, moderate teal. Relative luminance 0.482; OKLCH L 77.1% C 0.115 H 195.0°. Best body text is #000000 at 10.64:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX#42CBCB
RGBrgb(66, 203, 203)
HSLhsl(180, 57%, 53%)
HSVhsv(180, 67%, 80%)
CMYKcmyk(67.5%, 0%, 0%, 20.4%)
CIE-LABlab(74.94, -35.73, -10.72)
CIE-LCHlch(74.94, 37.30, 196.71°)
OKLaboklab(77.05% -0.1109 -0.0298)
OKLCHoklch(77.05% 0.115 195)
XYZxyz(34.3773, 48.1780, 63.9758)
Luminance0.4818 (WCAG relative)
Temperaturecool
Familyteal

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary
#42CBCB #CB4242
analogous
#42CB86 #42CBCB #4286CB
triadic
#42CBCB #CB42CB #CBCB42
tetradic
#42CBCB #8642CB #CB4242 #86CB42
square
#42CBCB #8642CB #CB4242 #86CB42
split-complementary
#42CBCB #CB4286 #CB8642
monochromatic
#207373 #2DA3A3 #42CBCB #72D8D8 #A2E5E5

Accessibility & contrast

On white

1.97
#42CBCB on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

On black

10.64
#42CBCB on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

Best text color

#000000 on #42CBCB
10.64:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg##42CBCB#FFFFFF#000000##000000
##42CBCB1.001.9710.6410.64
#FFFFFF1.971.0021.0021.00
#00000010.6421.001.001.00
##00000010.6421.001.001.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)
#BEC1CB
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#A9B2CC
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#00D1CB
Achromatopsia (no color)
#B8B8B8

Design tokens & code

CSS
--color: #42cbcb;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(66, 203, 203);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(77.1% 0.115 195.0);
Tailwind
colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#89dbda',
    500: '#42cbcb',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}
SCSS
$custom: #42cbcb;
$custom-light: #89dbda;
$custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
  "hex": "#42cbcb",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 66,
    "g": 203,
    "b": 203
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 180,
    "s": 56.846,
    "l": 52.745
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.77055,
    "c": 0.11488,
    "h": 195
  },
  "luminance": 0.48182
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary
#42CBCB
secondary
#D29797
accent
#4848E0
background
#F9FDFD
surface
#F1FBFA
border
#CBD4D3
text
#0D1514
muted
#7E8383

Preview Lab

Preview with #42CBCB

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#42CBCB Color — HEX, RGB, HSL, OKLCH & Contrast — Tintiva