#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
RGB	rgb(66, 203, 203)
HSL	hsl(180, 57%, 53%)
HSV	hsv(180, 67%, 80%)
CMYK	cmyk(67.5%, 0%, 0%, 20.4%)
CIE-LAB	lab(74.94, -35.73, -10.72)
CIE-LCH	lch(74.94, 37.30, 196.71°)
OKLab	oklab(77.05% -0.1109 -0.0298)
OKLCH	oklch(77.05% 0.115 195)
XYZ	xyz(34.3773, 48.1780, 63.9758)
Luminance	0.4818 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	teal

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
##42CBCB	1.00	1.97	10.64	10.64
#FFFFFF	1.97	1.00	21.00	21.00
#000000	10.64	21.00	1.00	1.00
##000000	10.64	21.00	1.00	1.00

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

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

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