#42CBCF#42CBCF
#42CBCF is a light, moderate teal. Relative luminance 0.484; OKLCH L 77.2% C 0.115 H 197.9°. Best body text is #000000 at 10.68:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #42CBCF |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(66, 203, 207) |
| HSL | hsl(182, 59%, 54%) |
| HSV | hsv(182, 68%, 81%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(68.1%, 1.9%, 0%, 18.8%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(75.06, -34.59, -12.71) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(75.06, 36.85, 200.17°) |
| OKLab | oklab(77.19% -0.1092 -0.0353) |
| OKLCH | oklch(77.19% 0.115 197.9) |
| XYZ | xyz(34.8602, 48.3711, 66.5187) |
| Luminance | 0.4838 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | teal |
Closest named colors
Darkturquoise
#00CED1
ΔE00 2.07
Mediumturquoise
#48D1CC
ΔE00 3.48
Aqua Blue
#02D8E9
ΔE00 5.12
Topaz
#13BBAF
ΔE00 7.73
Turquoise
#40E0D0
ΔE00 8.38
Lightseagreen
#20B2AA
ΔE00 8.43
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#42CBCF #CF4642
analogous
#42CF8C #42CBCF #4284CF
triadic
#42CBCF #CF42CB #CBCF42
tetradic
#42CBCF #8C42CF #CF4642 #84CF42
square
#42CBCF #8C42CF #CF4642 #84CF42
split-complementary
#42CBCF #CF4284 #CF8C42
monochromatic
#1F7678 #2BA5A9 #42CBCF #73D8DB #A4E6E8
Accessibility & contrast
On white
1.97
#42CBCF on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
10.68
#42CBCF on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #42CBCF
10.68:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##42CBCF | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##42CBCF | 1.00 | 1.97 | 10.68 | 10.68 |
| #FFFFFF | 1.97 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 10.68 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 10.68 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#BDC2D0
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#A8B2D0
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#00D2CC
Achromatopsia (no color)
#B9B9B9
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #42cbcf; /* rgb */ color: rgb(66, 203, 207); /* oklch */ color: oklch(77.2% 0.115 197.9);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#8adbdd',
500: '#42cbcf',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #42cbcf; $custom-light: #8adbdd; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#42cbcf",
"rgb": {
"r": 66,
"g": 203,
"b": 207
},
"hsl": {
"h": 181.702,
"s": 59.494,
"l": 53.529
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.77194,
"c": 0.11479,
"h": 197.9
},
"luminance": 0.48375
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#42CBCF
secondary
#D59A98
accent
#4A45E3
background
#F9FDFD
surface
#F1FBFB
border
#CBD4D4
text
#0D1515
muted
#7E8383