#42CFB7#42CFB7
#42CFB7 is a light, vivid teal. Relative luminance 0.492; OKLCH L 77.4% C 0.124 H 179.1°. Best body text is #000000 at 10.84:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #42CFB7 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(66, 207, 183) |
| HSL | hsl(170, 59%, 54%) |
| HSV | hsv(170, 68%, 81%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(68.1%, 0%, 11.6%, 18.8%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(75.58, -42.93, 1.02) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(75.58, 42.95, 178.65°) |
| OKLab | oklab(77.39% -0.1238 0.002) |
| OKLCH | oklch(77.39% 0.124 179.1) |
| XYZ | xyz(33.1027, 49.1990, 52.5423) |
| Luminance | 0.4920 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | teal |
Closest named colors
Turquoise (survey)
#06C2AC
ΔE00 3.90
Aquamarine (survey)
#04D8B2
ΔE00 4.41
Mediumaquamarine
#66CDAA
ΔE00 4.87
Seafoam Blue
#78D1B6
ΔE00 4.93
Turquoise
#40E0D0
ΔE00 5.06
Tealish
#24BCA8
ΔE00 5.16
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#42CFB7 #CF425A
analogous
#42CF70 #42CFB7 #42A0CF
triadic
#42CFB7 #B742CF #CFB742
tetradic
#42CFB7 #7042CF #CF425A #A0CF42
square
#42CFB7 #7042CF #CF425A #A0CF42
split-complementary
#42CFB7 #CF42A0 #CF7042
monochromatic
#1F7869 #2BA993 #42CFB7 #73DBCA #A4E8DC
Accessibility & contrast
On white
1.94
#42CFB7 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
10.84
#42CFB7 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #42CFB7
10.84:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##42CFB7 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##42CFB7 | 1.00 | 1.94 | 10.84 | 10.84 |
| #FFFFFF | 1.94 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 10.84 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 10.84 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#C7C3B6
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#B3B4B9
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#00D2C8
Achromatopsia (no color)
#BABABA
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #42cfb7; /* rgb */ color: rgb(66, 207, 183); /* oklch */ color: oklch(77.4% 0.124 179.1);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#88decc',
500: '#42cfb7',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #42cfb7; $custom-light: #88decc; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#42cfb7",
"rgb": {
"r": 66,
"g": 207,
"b": 183
},
"hsl": {
"h": 169.787,
"s": 59.494,
"l": 53.529
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.77389,
"c": 0.12384,
"h": 179.1
},
"luminance": 0.49203
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#42CFB7
secondary
#D598A2
accent
#4560E3
background
#F9FDFC
surface
#F1FBF8
border
#CBD4D1
text
#0D1513
muted
#7E8382