#42CFA7#42CFA7
#42CFA7 is a light, vivid teal. Relative luminance 0.486; OKLCH L 76.9% C 0.133 H 170.0°. Best body text is #000000 at 10.71:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #42CFA7 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(66, 207, 167) |
| HSL | hsl(163, 59%, 54%) |
| HSV | hsv(163, 68%, 81%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(68.1%, 0%, 19.3%, 18.8%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(75.18, -46.90, 9.05) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(75.18, 47.77, 169.08°) |
| OKLab | oklab(76.94% -0.1312 0.0231) |
| OKLCH | oklch(76.94% 0.133 170) |
| XYZ | xyz(31.5310, 48.5704, 44.2650) |
| Luminance | 0.4857 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | neutral |
| Family | teal |
Closest named colors
Eucalyptus
#44D7A8
ΔE00 2.43
Mediumaquamarine
#66CDAA
ΔE00 2.97
Aquamarine (survey)
#04D8B2
ΔE00 3.05
Green Blue
#01C08D
ΔE00 5.39
Greenblue
#23C48B
ΔE00 5.44
Seafoam Blue
#78D1B6
ΔE00 5.51
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#42CFA7 #CF426A
analogous
#42CF60 #42CFA7 #42B0CF
triadic
#42CFA7 #A742CF #CFA742
tetradic
#42CFA7 #6042CF #CF426A #B0CF42
square
#42CFA7 #6042CF #CF426A #B0CF42
split-complementary
#42CFA7 #CF42B0 #CF6042
monochromatic
#1F785F #2BA985 #42CFA7 #73DBBE #A4E8D4
Accessibility & contrast
On white
1.96
#42CFA7 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
10.71
#42CFA7 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #42CFA7
10.71:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##42CFA7 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##42CFA7 | 1.00 | 1.96 | 10.71 | 10.71 |
| #FFFFFF | 1.96 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 10.71 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 10.71 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#C9C1A5
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#B6B3AA
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#00D0C4
Achromatopsia (no color)
#B9B9B9
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #42cfa7; /* rgb */ color: rgb(66, 207, 167); /* oklch */ color: oklch(76.9% 0.133 170.0);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#88dec1',
500: '#42cfa7',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #42cfa7; $custom-light: #88dec1; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#42cfa7",
"rgb": {
"r": 66,
"g": 207,
"b": 167
},
"hsl": {
"h": 162.979,
"s": 59.494,
"l": 53.529
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.76939,
"c": 0.13318,
"h": 170
},
"luminance": 0.48574
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#42CFA7
secondary
#D598A9
accent
#4572E3
background
#F9FDFB
surface
#F1FBF7
border
#CBD4D0
text
#0D1512
muted
#7E8381