#42CDCB#42CDCB

#42CDCB is a light, moderate teal. Relative luminance 0.491; OKLCH L 77.5% C 0.116 H 193.6°. Best body text is #000000 at 10.83:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#42CDCB
RGB	rgb(66, 205, 203)
HSL	hsl(179, 58%, 53%)
HSV	hsv(179, 68%, 80%)
CMYK	cmyk(67.8%, 0%, 1%, 19.6%)
CIE-LAB	lab(75.53, -36.65, -9.84)
CIE-LCH	lch(75.53, 37.95, 195.03°)
OKLab	oklab(77.54% -0.1129 -0.0274)
OKLCH	oklch(77.54% 0.116 193.6)
XYZ	xyz(34.8527, 49.1287, 64.1343)
Luminance	0.4913 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	teal

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#42CDCB #CD4244

analogous

#42CD86 #42CDCB #4289CD

triadic

#42CDCB #CB42CD #CDCB42

tetradic

#42CDCB #8642CD #CD4244 #89CD42

square

#42CDCB #8642CD #CD4244 #89CD42

split-complementary

#42CDCB #CD4289 #CD8642

monochromatic

#1F7674 #2CA6A4 #42CDCB #72DAD8 #A3E7E6

Accessibility & contrast

On white

1.94

#42CDCB on #FFFFFF

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

On black

10.83

#42CDCB on #000000

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

Best text color

#000000 on #42CDCB

10.83:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##42CDCB	#FFFFFF	#000000	##000000
##42CDCB	1.00	1.94	10.83	10.83
#FFFFFF	1.94	1.00	21.00	21.00
#000000	10.83	21.00	1.00	1.00
##000000	10.83	21.00	1.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#C0C3CB

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#ABB4CC

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#00D3CC

Achromatopsia (no color)

#BABABA

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #42cdcb;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(66, 205, 203);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(77.5% 0.116 193.6);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#8addda',
    500: '#42cdcb',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #42cdcb;
$custom-light: #8addda;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#42cdcb",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 66,
    "g": 205,
    "b": 203
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 179.137,
    "s": 58.159,
    "l": 53.137
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.77537,
    "c": 0.11621,
    "h": 193.6
  },
  "luminance": 0.49133
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#42CDCB

secondary

#D39798

accent

#4649E1

background

#F9FDFD

surface

#F1FBFA

border

#CBD4D3

text

#0D1514

muted

#7E8383

Preview Lab

Preview with #42CDCB

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

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