#42CCCB#42CCCB

#42CCCB is a light, moderate teal. Relative luminance 0.487; OKLCH L 77.3% C 0.116 H 194.3°. Best body text is #000000 at 10.73:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#42CCCB
RGB	rgb(66, 204, 203)
HSL	hsl(180, 58%, 53%)
HSV	hsv(180, 68%, 80%)
CMYK	cmyk(67.6%, 0%, 0.5%, 20%)
CIE-LAB	lab(75.23, -36.19, -10.28)
CIE-LCH	lch(75.23, 37.62, 195.86°)
OKLab	oklab(77.3% -0.1119 -0.0286)
OKLCH	oklch(77.3% 0.116 194.3)
XYZ	xyz(34.6143, 48.6518, 64.0548)
Luminance	0.4866 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	teal

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#42CCCB #CC4243

analogous

#42CC86 #42CCCB #4288CC

triadic

#42CCCB #CB42CC #CCCB42

tetradic

#42CCCB #8642CC #CC4243 #88CC42

square

#42CCCB #8642CC #CC4243 #88CC42

split-complementary

#42CCCB #CC4288 #CC8642

monochromatic

#1F7474 #2CA4A4 #42CCCB #72D9D8 #A2E6E6

Accessibility & contrast

On white

1.96

#42CCCB on #FFFFFF

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

On black

10.73

#42CCCB on #000000

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

Best text color

#000000 on #42CCCB

10.73:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##42CCCB	#FFFFFF	#000000	##000000
##42CCCB	1.00	1.96	10.73	10.73
#FFFFFF	1.96	1.00	21.00	21.00
#000000	10.73	21.00	1.00	1.00
##000000	10.73	21.00	1.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#BFC2CB

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#AAB3CC

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#00D2CB

Achromatopsia (no color)

#B9B9B9

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #42cccb;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(66, 204, 203);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(77.3% 0.116 194.3);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#8adcda',
    500: '#42cccb',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #42cccb;
$custom-light: #8adcda;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#42cccb",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 66,
    "g": 204,
    "b": 203
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 179.565,
    "s": 57.5,
    "l": 52.941
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.77296,
    "c": 0.11553,
    "h": 194.3
  },
  "luminance": 0.48656
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#42CCCB

secondary

#D39798

accent

#4748E1

background

#F9FDFD

surface

#F1FBFA

border

#CBD4D3

text

#0D1514

muted

#7E8383

Preview Lab

Preview with #42CCCB

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

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