#42CCDF#42CCDF

#42CCDF is a light, moderate teal. Relative luminance 0.497; OKLCH L 78.0% C 0.118 H 208.4°. Best body text is #000000 at 10.93:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX#42CCDF
RGBrgb(66, 204, 223)
HSLhsl(187, 71%, 57%)
HSVhsv(187, 70%, 87%)
CMYKcmyk(70.4%, 8.5%, 0%, 12.5%)
CIE-LABlab(75.86, -30.38, -20.13)
CIE-LCHlch(75.86, 36.44, 213.52°)
OKLaboklab(78.02% -0.1036 -0.0559)
OKLCHoklch(78.02% 0.118 208.4)
XYZxyz(37.1532, 49.6674, 77.4264)
Luminance0.4967 (WCAG relative)
Temperaturecool
Familyteal

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary
#42CCDF #DF5542
analogous
#42DFA4 #42CCDF #427EDF
triadic
#42CCDF #DF42CC #CCDF42
tetradic
#42CCDF #A442DF #DF5542 #7EDF42
square
#42CCDF #A442DF #DF5542 #7EDF42
split-complementary
#42CCDF #DF427E #DFA442
monochromatic
#18808E #21AFC3 #42CCDF #76DAE8 #ABE8F1

Accessibility & contrast

On white

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

On black

10.93
#42CCDF on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

Best text color

#000000 on #42CCDF
10.93:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg##42CCDF#FFFFFF#000000##000000
##42CCDF1.001.9210.9310.93
#FFFFFF1.921.0021.0021.00
#00000010.9321.001.001.00
##00000010.9321.001.001.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)
#BAC4E0
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#A4B4DF
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#00D5D2
Achromatopsia (no color)
#BBBBBB

Design tokens & code

CSS
--color: #42ccdf;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(66, 204, 223);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(78.0% 0.118 208.4);
Tailwind
colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#8bdce9',
    500: '#42ccdf',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}
SCSS
$custom: #42ccdf;
$custom-light: #8bdce9;
$custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
  "hex": "#42ccdf",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 66,
    "g": 204,
    "b": 223
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 187.261,
    "s": 71.041,
    "l": 56.667
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.78015,
    "c": 0.11774,
    "h": 208.4
  },
  "luminance": 0.49672
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary
#42CCDF
secondary
#DFA69E
accent
#503AEE
background
#F9FDFE
surface
#F2FBFC
border
#CCD4D5
text
#0E1516
muted
#7E8384

Preview Lab

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