#42CE90#42CE90
#42CE90 is a light, vivid teal. Relative luminance 0.473; OKLCH L 76.1% C 0.150 H 160.0°. Best body text is #000000 at 10.46:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #42CE90 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(66, 206, 144) |
| HSL | hsl(153, 59%, 53%) |
| HSV | hsv(153, 68%, 81%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(68%, 0%, 30.1%, 19.2%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(74.39, -51.65, 20.20) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(74.39, 55.46, 158.64°) |
| OKLab | oklab(76.13% -0.1408 0.0513) |
| OKLCH | oklch(76.13% 0.15 160) |
| XYZ | xyz(29.3492, 47.3112, 33.9654) |
| Luminance | 0.4731 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | neutral |
| Family | teal |
Closest named colors
Greenblue
#23C48B
ΔE00 3.11
Greenish Teal
#32BF84
ΔE00 3.96
Seaweed
#18D17B
ΔE00 4.39
Eucalyptus
#44D7A8
ΔE00 4.51
Emerald
#50C878
ΔE00 4.64
Green Blue
#01C08D
ΔE00 4.85
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#42CE90 #CE4280
analogous
#42CE4A #42CE90 #42C6CE
triadic
#42CE90 #9042CE #CE9042
tetradic
#42CE90 #4A42CE #CE4280 #C6CE42
square
#42CE90 #4A42CE #CE4280 #C6CE42
split-complementary
#42CE90 #CE42C6 #CE4A42
monochromatic
#1F7750 #2BA770 #42CE90 #73DBAD #A3E7C9
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.01
#42CE90 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
10.46
#42CE90 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #42CE90
10.46:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##42CE90 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##42CE90 | 1.00 | 2.01 | 10.46 | 10.46 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.01 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 10.46 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 10.46 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#CCBF8C
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#B9B294
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#00CDBD
Achromatopsia (no color)
#B7B7B7
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #42ce90; /* rgb */ color: rgb(66, 206, 144); /* oklch */ color: oklch(76.1% 0.150 160.0);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#87deb0',
500: '#42ce90',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #42ce90; $custom-light: #87deb0; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#42ce90",
"rgb": {
"r": 66,
"g": 206,
"b": 144
},
"hsl": {
"h": 153.429,
"s": 58.824,
"l": 53.333
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.76126,
"c": 0.14988,
"h": 160
},
"luminance": 0.47314
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#42CE90
secondary
#D498B2
accent
#468BE2
background
#F8FDFA
surface
#F0FBF5
border
#CBD4CF
text
#0D1510
muted
#7D837F