#42CCB1#42CCB1
#42CCB1 is a light, vivid teal. Relative luminance 0.475; OKLCH L 76.5% C 0.124 H 177.0°. Best body text is #000000 at 10.50:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #42CCB1 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(66, 204, 177) |
| HSL | hsl(168, 58%, 53%) |
| HSV | hsv(168, 68%, 80%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(67.6%, 0%, 13.2%, 20%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(74.52, -43.16, 2.71) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(74.52, 43.24, 176.40°) |
| OKLab | oklab(76.48% -0.1235 0.0065) |
| OKLCH | oklch(76.48% 0.124 177) |
| XYZ | xyz(31.7716, 47.5147, 49.0833) |
| Luminance | 0.4752 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | teal |
Closest named colors
Turquoise (survey)
#06C2AC
ΔE00 3.57
Mediumaquamarine
#66CDAA
ΔE00 4.06
Aquamarine (survey)
#04D8B2
ΔE00 4.12
Tealish
#24BCA8
ΔE00 4.76
Seafoam Blue
#78D1B6
ΔE00 4.83
Eucalyptus
#44D7A8
ΔE00 5.76
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#42CCB1 #CC425D
analogous
#42CC6C #42CCB1 #42A2CC
triadic
#42CCB1 #B142CC #CCB142
tetradic
#42CCB1 #6C42CC #CC425D #A2CC42
square
#42CCB1 #6C42CC #CC425D #A2CC42
split-complementary
#42CCB1 #CC42A2 #CC6C42
monochromatic
#1F7464 #2CA48D #42CCB1 #72D9C5 #A2E6D9
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.00
#42CCB1 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
10.50
#42CCB1 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #42CCB1
10.50:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##42CCB1 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##42CCB1 | 1.00 | 2.00 | 10.50 | 10.50 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.00 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 10.50 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 10.50 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#C4C0B0
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#B1B1B3
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#00CFC4
Achromatopsia (no color)
#B7B7B7
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #42ccb1; /* rgb */ color: rgb(66, 204, 177); /* oklch */ color: oklch(76.5% 0.124 177.0);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#88dcc8',
500: '#42ccb1',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #42ccb1; $custom-light: #88dcc8; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#42ccb1",
"rgb": {
"r": 66,
"g": 204,
"b": 177
},
"hsl": {
"h": 168.261,
"s": 57.5,
"l": 52.941
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.76476,
"c": 0.12369,
"h": 177
},
"luminance": 0.47518
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#42CCB1
secondary
#D397A3
accent
#4765E1
background
#F9FDFC
surface
#F1FBF8
border
#CBD4D1
text
#0D1513
muted
#7E8382