#42CDDB#42CDDB

#42CDDB is a light, moderate teal. Relative luminance 0.499; OKLCH L 78.1% C 0.117 H 204.9°. Best body text is #000000 at 10.99:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX#42CDDB
RGBrgb(66, 205, 219)
HSLhsl(185, 68%, 56%)
HSVhsv(185, 70%, 86%)
CMYKcmyk(69.9%, 6.4%, 0%, 14.1%)
CIE-LABlab(76.03, -32.05, -17.73)
CIE-LCHlch(76.03, 36.63, 208.95°)
OKLaboklab(78.1% -0.1062 -0.0492)
OKLCHoklch(78.1% 0.117 204.9)
XYZxyz(36.8587, 49.9311, 74.6992)
Luminance0.4994 (WCAG relative)
Temperaturecool
Familyteal

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary
#42CDDB #DB5042
analogous
#42DB9C #42CDDB #4280DB
triadic
#42CDDB #DB42CD #CDDB42
tetradic
#42CDDB #9C42DB #DB5042 #80DB42
square
#42CDDB #9C42DB #DB5042 #80DB42
split-complementary
#42CDDB #DB4280 #DB9C42
monochromatic
#1A7E89 #24AEBC #42CDDB #75DBE5 #A9E8EF

Accessibility & contrast

On white

1.91
#42CDDB on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

On black

10.99
#42CDDB on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

Best text color

#000000 on #42CDDB
10.99:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg##42CDDB#FFFFFF#000000##000000
##42CDDB1.001.9110.9910.99
#FFFFFF1.911.0021.0021.00
#00000010.9921.001.001.00
##00000010.9921.001.001.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)
#BCC5DC
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#A7B5DB
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#00D5D1
Achromatopsia (no color)
#BBBBBB

Design tokens & code

CSS
--color: #42cddb;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(66, 205, 219);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(78.1% 0.117 204.9);
Tailwind
colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#8bdce6',
    500: '#42cddb',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}
SCSS
$custom: #42cddb;
$custom-light: #8bdce6;
$custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
  "hex": "#42cddb",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 66,
    "g": 205,
    "b": 219
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 185.49,
    "s": 68,
    "l": 55.882
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.78103,
    "c": 0.11705,
    "h": 204.9
  },
  "luminance": 0.49935
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary
#42CDDB
secondary
#DCA29D
accent
#4D3DEB
background
#F9FDFE
surface
#F2FBFC
border
#CCD4D5
text
#0E1515
muted
#7E8384

Preview Lab

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