#42CDCF#42CDCF

#42CDCF is a light, moderate teal. Relative luminance 0.493; OKLCH L 77.7% C 0.116 H 196.4°. Best body text is #000000 at 10.87:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#42CDCF
RGB	rgb(66, 205, 207)
HSL	hsl(181, 59%, 54%)
HSV	hsv(181, 68%, 81%)
CMYK	cmyk(68.1%, 1%, 0%, 18.8%)
CIE-LAB	lab(75.65, -35.52, -11.82)
CIE-LCH	lch(75.65, 37.44, 198.40°)
OKLab	oklab(77.67% -0.1112 -0.0328)
OKLCH	oklch(77.67% 0.116 196.4)
XYZ	xyz(35.3355, 49.3218, 66.6772)
Luminance	0.4933 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	teal

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#42CDCF #CF4442

analogous

#42CF8A #42CDCF #4286CF

triadic

#42CDCF #CF42CD #CDCF42

tetradic

#42CDCF #8A42CF #CF4442 #86CF42

square

#42CDCF #8A42CF #CF4442 #86CF42

split-complementary

#42CDCF #CF4286 #CF8A42

monochromatic

#1F7778 #2BA7A9 #42CDCF #73DADB #A4E7E8

Accessibility & contrast

On white

1.93

#42CDCF on #FFFFFF

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

On black

10.87

#42CDCF on #000000

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

Best text color

#000000 on #42CDCF

10.87:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##42CDCF	#FFFFFF	#000000	##000000
##42CDCF	1.00	1.93	10.87	10.87
#FFFFFF	1.93	1.00	21.00	21.00
#000000	10.87	21.00	1.00	1.00
##000000	10.87	21.00	1.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#BFC3CF

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#AAB4D0

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#00D4CD

Achromatopsia (no color)

#BABABA

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #42cdcf;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(66, 205, 207);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(77.7% 0.116 196.4);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#8adddd',
    500: '#42cdcf',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #42cdcf;
$custom-light: #8adddd;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#42cdcf",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 66,
    "g": 205,
    "b": 207
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 180.851,
    "s": 59.494,
    "l": 53.529
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.77674,
    "c": 0.11596,
    "h": 196.4
  },
  "luminance": 0.49326
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#42CDCF

secondary

#D59998

accent

#4745E3

background

#F9FDFD

surface

#F2FBFB

border

#CCD4D4

text

#0D1515

muted

#7E8383

Preview Lab

Preview with #42CDCF

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

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