#42CCDD#42CCDD

#42CCDD is a light, moderate teal. Relative luminance 0.496; OKLCH L 77.9% C 0.117 H 207.0°. Best body text is #000000 at 10.91:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX#42CCDD
RGBrgb(66, 204, 221)
HSLhsl(187, 70%, 56%)
HSVhsv(187, 70%, 87%)
CMYKcmyk(70.1%, 7.7%, 0%, 13.3%)
CIE-LABlab(75.80, -30.98, -19.15)
CIE-LCHlch(75.80, 36.42, 211.72°)
OKLaboklab(77.94% -0.1044 -0.0532)
OKLCHoklch(77.94% 0.117 207)
XYZxyz(36.8851, 49.5601, 76.0147)
Luminance0.4956 (WCAG relative)
Temperaturecool
Familyteal

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary
#42CCDD #DD5342
analogous
#42DDA1 #42CCDD #427FDD
triadic
#42CCDD #DD42CC #CCDD42
tetradic
#42CCDD #A142DD #DD5342 #7FDD42
square
#42CCDD #A142DD #DD5342 #7FDD42
split-complementary
#42CCDD #DD427F #DDA142
monochromatic
#197F8C #22AEBF #42CCDD #76DAE6 #AAE8F0

Accessibility & contrast

On white

1.92
#42CCDD on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

On black

10.91
#42CCDD on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

Best text color

#000000 on #42CCDD
10.91:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg##42CCDD#FFFFFF#000000##000000
##42CCDD1.001.9210.9110.91
#FFFFFF1.921.0021.0021.00
#00000010.9121.001.001.00
##00000010.9121.001.001.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)
#BBC4DE
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#A5B4DD
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#00D5D1
Achromatopsia (no color)
#BBBBBB

Design tokens & code

CSS
--color: #42ccdd;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(66, 204, 221);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(77.9% 0.117 207.0);
Tailwind
colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#8bdce7',
    500: '#42ccdd',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}
SCSS
$custom: #42ccdd;
$custom-light: #8bdce7;
$custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
  "hex": "#42ccdd",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 66,
    "g": 204,
    "b": 221
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 186.581,
    "s": 69.507,
    "l": 56.275
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.7794,
    "c": 0.11719,
    "h": 207
  },
  "luminance": 0.49564
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary
#42CCDD
secondary
#DDA49D
accent
#4F3BEC
background
#F9FDFE
surface
#F2FBFC
border
#CCD4D5
text
#0E1516
muted
#7E8384

Preview Lab

Preview with #42CCDD

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