#42CED2#42CED2
#42CED2 is a light, moderate teal. Relative luminance 0.500; OKLCH L 78.0% C 0.117 H 197.8°. Best body text is #000000 at 10.99:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #42CED2 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(66, 206, 210) |
| HSL | hsl(182, 62%, 54%) |
| HSV | hsv(182, 69%, 82%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(68.6%, 1.9%, 0%, 17.6%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(76.04, -35.14, -12.86) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(76.04, 37.41, 200.10°) |
| OKLab | oklab(78.02% -0.1109 -0.0357) |
| OKLCH | oklch(78.02% 0.117 197.8) |
| XYZ | xyz(35.9457, 49.9498, 68.7071) |
| Luminance | 0.4995 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | teal |
Closest named colors
Darkturquoise
#00CED1
ΔE00 1.93
Mediumturquoise
#48D1CC
ΔE00 3.24
Aqua Blue
#02D8E9
ΔE00 4.71
Turquoise
#40E0D0
ΔE00 7.96
Topaz
#13BBAF
ΔE00 8.16
Robin'S Egg
#6DEDFD
ΔE00 8.85
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#42CED2 #D24642
analogous
#42D28E #42CED2 #4286D2
triadic
#42CED2 #D242CE #CED242
tetradic
#42CED2 #8E42D2 #D24642 #86D242
square
#42CED2 #8E42D2 #D24642 #86D242
split-complementary
#42CED2 #D24286 #D28E42
monochromatic
#1E797C #29AAAD #42CED2 #73DBDE #A5E8EA
Accessibility & contrast
On white
1.91
#42CED2 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
10.99
#42CED2 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #42CED2
10.99:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##42CED2 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##42CED2 | 1.00 | 1.91 | 10.99 | 10.99 |
| #FFFFFF | 1.91 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 10.99 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 10.99 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#C0C5D3
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#AAB5D3
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#00D5CF
Achromatopsia (no color)
#BBBBBB
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #42ced2; /* rgb */ color: rgb(66, 206, 210); /* oklch */ color: oklch(78.0% 0.117 197.8);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#8adddf',
500: '#42ced2',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #42ced2; $custom-light: #8adddf; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#42ced2",
"rgb": {
"r": 66,
"g": 206,
"b": 210
},
"hsl": {
"h": 181.667,
"s": 61.538,
"l": 54.118
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.78018,
"c": 0.11654,
"h": 197.8
},
"luminance": 0.49954
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#42CED2
secondary
#D79B99
accent
#4843E5
background
#F9FDFD
surface
#F2FBFB
border
#CCD4D4
text
#0D1515
muted
#7E8383