#42CEB0#42CEB0
#42CEB0 is a light, vivid teal. Relative luminance 0.484; OKLCH L 76.9% C 0.126 H 175.4°. Best body text is #000000 at 10.69:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #42CEB0 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(66, 206, 176) |
| HSL | hsl(167, 59%, 53%) |
| HSV | hsv(167, 68%, 81%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(68%, 0%, 14.6%, 19.2%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(75.10, -44.28, 4.09) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(75.10, 44.47, 174.72°) |
| OKLab | oklab(76.94% -0.126 0.0102) |
| OKLCH | oklch(76.94% 0.126 175.4) |
| XYZ | xyz(32.1507, 48.4318, 48.7197) |
| Luminance | 0.4844 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | teal |
Closest named colors
Aquamarine (survey)
#04D8B2
ΔE00 3.33
Mediumaquamarine
#66CDAA
ΔE00 3.54
Turquoise (survey)
#06C2AC
ΔE00 4.32
Seafoam Blue
#78D1B6
ΔE00 4.71
Eucalyptus
#44D7A8
ΔE00 4.79
Tealish
#24BCA8
ΔE00 5.55
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#42CEB0 #CE4260
analogous
#42CE6A #42CEB0 #42A6CE
triadic
#42CEB0 #B042CE #CEB042
tetradic
#42CEB0 #6A42CE #CE4260 #A6CE42
square
#42CEB0 #6A42CE #CE4260 #A6CE42
split-complementary
#42CEB0 #CE42A6 #CE6A42
monochromatic
#1F7764 #2BA78D #42CEB0 #73DBC4 #A3E7D9
Accessibility & contrast
On white
1.97
#42CEB0 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
10.69
#42CEB0 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #42CEB0
10.69:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##42CEB0 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##42CEB0 | 1.00 | 1.97 | 10.69 | 10.69 |
| #FFFFFF | 1.97 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 10.69 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 10.69 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#C7C1AF
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#B3B3B2
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#00D1C5
Achromatopsia (no color)
#B9B9B9
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #42ceb0; /* rgb */ color: rgb(66, 206, 176); /* oklch */ color: oklch(76.9% 0.126 175.4);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#88dec7',
500: '#42ceb0',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #42ceb0; $custom-light: #88dec7; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#42ceb0",
"rgb": {
"r": 66,
"g": 206,
"b": 176
},
"hsl": {
"h": 167.143,
"s": 58.824,
"l": 53.333
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.7694,
"c": 0.12641,
"h": 175.4
},
"luminance": 0.48435
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#42CEB0
secondary
#D498A5
accent
#4667E2
background
#F9FDFC
surface
#F1FBF8
border
#CBD4D1
text
#0D1513
muted
#7E8382