#42CCBC#42CCBC

#42CCBC is a light, moderate teal. Relative luminance 0.480; OKLCH L 76.8% C 0.119 H 184.0°. Best body text is #000000 at 10.60:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX#42CCBC
RGBrgb(66, 204, 188)
HSLhsl(173, 58%, 53%)
HSVhsv(173, 68%, 80%)
CMYKcmyk(67.6%, 0%, 7.8%, 20%)
CIE-LABlab(74.81, -40.30, -2.81)
CIE-LCHlch(74.81, 40.40, 183.98°)
OKLaboklab(76.81% -0.1185 -0.0082)
OKLCHoklch(76.81% 0.119 184)
XYZxyz(32.9125, 47.9711, 55.0920)
Luminance0.4798 (WCAG relative)
Temperaturecool
Familyteal

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary
#42CCBC #CC4252
analogous
#42CC77 #42CCBC #4297CC
triadic
#42CCBC #BC42CC #CCBC42
tetradic
#42CCBC #7742CC #CC4252 #97CC42
square
#42CCBC #7742CC #CC4252 #97CC42
split-complementary
#42CCBC #CC4297 #CC7742
monochromatic
#1F746A #2CA497 #42CCBC #72D9CD #A2E6DE

Accessibility & contrast

On white

1.98
#42CCBC on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

On black

10.60
#42CCBC on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

Best text color

#000000 on #42CCBC
10.60:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg##42CCBC#FFFFFF#000000##000000
##42CCBC1.001.9810.6010.60
#FFFFFF1.981.0021.0021.00
#00000010.6021.001.001.00
##00000010.6021.001.001.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)
#C2C1BB
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#AEB2BE
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#00D0C7
Achromatopsia (no color)
#B8B8B8

Design tokens & code

CSS
--color: #42ccbc;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(66, 204, 188);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(76.8% 0.119 184.0);
Tailwind
colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#88dcd0',
    500: '#42ccbc',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}
SCSS
$custom: #42ccbc;
$custom-light: #88dcd0;
$custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
  "hex": "#42ccbc",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 66,
    "g": 204,
    "b": 188
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 173.043,
    "s": 57.5,
    "l": 52.941
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.76807,
    "c": 0.11882,
    "h": 184
  },
  "luminance": 0.47975
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary
#42CCBC
secondary
#D3979E
accent
#4759E1
background
#F9FDFC
surface
#F1FBF9
border
#CBD4D2
text
#0D1513
muted
#7E8382

Preview Lab

Preview with #42CCBC

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