#42CDBF#42CDBF

#42CDBF is a light, moderate teal. Relative luminance 0.486; OKLCH L 77.1% C 0.119 H 185.4°. Best body text is #000000 at 10.72:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#42CDBF
RGB	rgb(66, 205, 191)
HSL	hsl(174, 58%, 53%)
HSV	hsv(174, 68%, 80%)
CMYK	cmyk(67.8%, 0%, 6.8%, 19.6%)
CIE-LAB	lab(75.19, -39.94, -3.87)
CIE-LCH	lch(75.19, 40.13, 185.53°)
OKLab	oklab(77.15% -0.1182 -0.0111)
OKLCH	oklch(77.15% 0.119 185.4)
XYZ	xyz(33.4777, 48.5787, 56.8924)
Luminance	0.4858 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	teal

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#42CDBF #CD4250

analogous

#42CD79 #42CDBF #4295CD

triadic

#42CDBF #BF42CD #CDBF42

tetradic

#42CDBF #7942CD #CD4250 #95CD42

square

#42CDBF #7942CD #CD4250 #95CD42

split-complementary

#42CDBF #CD4295 #CD7942

monochromatic

#1F766D #2CA69A #42CDBF #72DACF #A3E7E0

Accessibility & contrast

On white

1.96

#42CDBF on #FFFFFF

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

On black

10.72

#42CDBF on #000000

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

Best text color

#000000 on #42CDBF

10.72:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##42CDBF	#FFFFFF	#000000	##000000
##42CDBF	1.00	1.96	10.72	10.72
#FFFFFF	1.96	1.00	21.00	21.00
#000000	10.72	21.00	1.00	1.00
##000000	10.72	21.00	1.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#C3C2BF

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#AFB3C1

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#00D1C8

Achromatopsia (no color)

#B9B9B9

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #42cdbf;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(66, 205, 191);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(77.1% 0.119 185.4);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#89ddd2',
    500: '#42cdbf',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #42cdbf;
$custom-light: #89ddd2;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#42cdbf",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 66,
    "g": 205,
    "b": 191
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 173.957,
    "s": 58.159,
    "l": 53.137
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.77145,
    "c": 0.11873,
    "h": 185.4
  },
  "luminance": 0.48582
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#42CDBF

secondary

#D3979D

accent

#4656E1

background

#F9FDFC

surface

#F1FBF9

border

#CBD4D2

text

#0D1514

muted

#7E8382

Preview Lab

Preview with #42CDBF

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

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