#42CDCD#42CDCD

#42CDCD is a light, moderate teal. Relative luminance 0.492; OKLCH L 77.6% C 0.116 H 195.0°. Best body text is #000000 at 10.85:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#42CDCD
RGB	rgb(66, 205, 205)
HSL	hsl(180, 58%, 53%)
HSV	hsv(180, 68%, 80%)
CMYK	cmyk(67.8%, 0%, 0%, 19.6%)
CIE-LAB	lab(75.59, -36.09, -10.83)
CIE-LCH	lch(75.59, 37.68, 196.70°)
OKLab	oklab(77.61% -0.1121 -0.0301)
OKLCH	oklch(77.61% 0.116 195)
XYZ	xyz(35.0926, 49.2246, 65.3976)
Luminance	0.4923 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	teal

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#42CDCD #CD4242

analogous

#42CD87 #42CDCD #4287CD

triadic

#42CDCD #CD42CD #CDCD42

tetradic

#42CDCD #8742CD #CD4242 #87CD42

square

#42CDCD #8742CD #CD4242 #87CD42

split-complementary

#42CDCD #CD4287 #CD8742

monochromatic

#1F7676 #2CA6A6 #42CDCD #72DADA #A3E7E7

Accessibility & contrast

On white

1.94

#42CDCD on #FFFFFF

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

On black

10.85

#42CDCD on #000000

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

Best text color

#000000 on #42CDCD

10.85:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##42CDCD	#FFFFFF	#000000	##000000
##42CDCD	1.00	1.94	10.85	10.85
#FFFFFF	1.94	1.00	21.00	21.00
#000000	10.85	21.00	1.00	1.00
##000000	10.85	21.00	1.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#C0C3CD

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#ABB4CE

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#00D3CD

Achromatopsia (no color)

#BABABA

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #42cdcd;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(66, 205, 205);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(77.6% 0.116 195.0);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#8adddc',
    500: '#42cdcd',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #42cdcd;
$custom-light: #8adddc;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#42cdcd",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 66,
    "g": 205,
    "b": 205
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 180,
    "s": 58.159,
    "l": 53.137
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.77605,
    "c": 0.11605,
    "h": 195
  },
  "luminance": 0.49229
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#42CDCD

secondary

#D39797

accent

#4646E1

background

#F9FDFD

surface

#F1FBFB

border

#CBD4D4

text

#0D1515

muted

#7E8383

Preview Lab

Preview with #42CDCD

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

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