#42CECF#42CECF

#42CECF is a light, moderate teal. Relative luminance 0.498; OKLCH L 77.9% C 0.117 H 195.7°. Best body text is #000000 at 10.96:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#42CECF
RGB	rgb(66, 206, 207)
HSL	hsl(180, 59%, 54%)
HSV	hsv(180, 68%, 81%)
CMYK	cmyk(68.1%, 0.5%, 0%, 18.8%)
CIE-LAB	lab(75.95, -35.99, -11.38)
CIE-LCH	lch(75.95, 37.74, 197.54°)
OKLab	oklab(77.91% -0.1122 -0.0316)
OKLCH	oklch(77.91% 0.117 195.7)
XYZ	xyz(35.5755, 49.8017, 66.7572)
Luminance	0.4981 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	teal

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#42CECF #CF4342

analogous

#42CF8A #42CECF #4287CF

triadic

#42CECF #CF42CE #CECF42

tetradic

#42CECF #8A42CF #CF4342 #87CF42

square

#42CECF #8A42CF #CF4342 #87CF42

split-complementary

#42CECF #CF4287 #CF8A42

monochromatic

#1F7778 #2BA8A9 #42CECF #73DBDB #A4E7E8

Accessibility & contrast

On white

1.92

#42CECF on #FFFFFF

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

On black

10.96

#42CECF on #000000

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

Best text color

#000000 on #42CECF

10.96:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##42CECF	#FFFFFF	#000000	##000000
##42CECF	1.00	1.92	10.96	10.96
#FFFFFF	1.92	1.00	21.00	21.00
#000000	10.96	21.00	1.00	1.00
##000000	10.96	21.00	1.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#C0C4CF

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#ABB5D0

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#00D5CE

Achromatopsia (no color)

#BBBBBB

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #42cecf;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(66, 206, 207);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(77.9% 0.117 195.7);

Tailwind

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

SCSS

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

JSON

{
  "hex": "#42cecf",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 66,
    "g": 206,
    "b": 207
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 180.426,
    "s": 59.494,
    "l": 53.529
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.77914,
    "c": 0.11658,
    "h": 195.7
  },
  "luminance": 0.49806
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#42CECF

secondary

#D59998

accent

#4645E3

background

#F9FDFD

surface

#F2FBFB

border

#CCD4D4

text

#0D1515

muted

#7E8383

Preview Lab

Preview with #42CECF

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

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