#42CFB0#42CFB0
#42CFB0 is a light, vivid teal. Relative luminance 0.489; OKLCH L 77.2% C 0.128 H 174.9°. Best body text is #000000 at 10.78:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #42CFB0 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(66, 207, 176) |
| HSL | hsl(167, 59%, 54%) |
| HSV | hsv(167, 68%, 81%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(68.1%, 0%, 15%, 18.8%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(75.40, -44.71, 4.53) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(75.40, 44.94, 174.22°) |
| OKLab | oklab(77.19% -0.127 0.0113) |
| OKLCH | oklch(77.19% 0.128 174.9) |
| XYZ | xyz(32.3922, 48.9148, 48.8002) |
| Luminance | 0.4892 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | teal |
Closest named colors
Aquamarine (survey)
#04D8B2
ΔE00 3.04
Mediumaquamarine
#66CDAA
ΔE00 3.43
Eucalyptus
#44D7A8
ΔE00 4.46
Turquoise (survey)
#06C2AC
ΔE00 4.63
Seafoam Blue
#78D1B6
ΔE00 4.70
Tealish
#24BCA8
ΔE00 5.88
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#42CFB0 #CF4261
analogous
#42CF69 #42CFB0 #42A7CF
triadic
#42CFB0 #B042CF #CFB042
tetradic
#42CFB0 #6942CF #CF4261 #A7CF42
square
#42CFB0 #6942CF #CF4261 #A7CF42
split-complementary
#42CFB0 #CF42A7 #CF6942
monochromatic
#1F7864 #2BA98D #42CFB0 #73DBC4 #A4E8D9
Accessibility & contrast
On white
1.95
#42CFB0 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
10.78
#42CFB0 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #42CFB0
10.78:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##42CFB0 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##42CFB0 | 1.00 | 1.95 | 10.78 | 10.78 |
| #FFFFFF | 1.95 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 10.78 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 10.78 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#C8C2AF
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#B4B4B2
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#00D1C6
Achromatopsia (no color)
#BABABA
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #42cfb0; /* rgb */ color: rgb(66, 207, 176); /* oklch */ color: oklch(77.2% 0.128 174.9);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#88dec7',
500: '#42cfb0',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #42cfb0; $custom-light: #88dec7; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#42cfb0",
"rgb": {
"r": 66,
"g": 207,
"b": 176
},
"hsl": {
"h": 166.809,
"s": 59.494,
"l": 53.529
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.77186,
"c": 0.12751,
"h": 174.9
},
"luminance": 0.48918
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#42CFB0
secondary
#D598A5
accent
#4568E3
background
#F9FDFC
surface
#F1FBF8
border
#CBD4D1
text
#0D1513
muted
#7E8382