#42CFC9#42CFC9
#42CFC9 is a light, moderate teal. Relative luminance 0.500; OKLCH L 78.0% C 0.118 H 190.9°. Best body text is #000000 at 11.00:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #42CFC9 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(66, 207, 201) |
| HSL | hsl(177, 59%, 54%) |
| HSV | hsv(177, 68%, 81%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(68.1%, 0%, 2.9%, 18.8%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(76.07, -38.13, -7.96) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(76.07, 38.95, 191.80°) |
| OKLab | oklab(77.95% -0.1158 -0.0222) |
| OKLCH | oklch(77.95% 0.118 190.9) |
| XYZ | xyz(35.0974, 49.9969, 63.0477) |
| Luminance | 0.5000 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | teal |
Closest named colors
Mediumturquoise
#48D1CC
ΔE00 0.72
Darkturquoise
#00CED1
ΔE00 3.30
Turquoise
#40E0D0
ΔE00 5.07
Topaz
#13BBAF
ΔE00 6.10
Turquoise (survey)
#06C2AC
ΔE00 6.95
Tealish
#24BCA8
ΔE00 7.37
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#42CFC9 #CF4248
analogous
#42CF82 #42CFC9 #428ECF
triadic
#42CFC9 #C942CF #CFC942
tetradic
#42CFC9 #8242CF #CF4248 #8ECF42
square
#42CFC9 #8242CF #CF4248 #8ECF42
split-complementary
#42CFC9 #CF428E #CF8242
monochromatic
#1F7874 #2BA9A4 #42CFC9 #73DBD7 #A4E8E5
Accessibility & contrast
On white
1.91
#42CFC9 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
11.00
#42CFC9 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #42CFC9
11.00:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##42CFC9 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##42CFC9 | 1.00 | 1.91 | 11.00 | 11.00 |
| #FFFFFF | 1.91 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 11.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 11.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#C3C4C9
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#AEB5CA
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#00D5CD
Achromatopsia (no color)
#BCBCBC
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #42cfc9; /* rgb */ color: rgb(66, 207, 201); /* oklch */ color: oklch(78.0% 0.118 190.9);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#8aded9',
500: '#42cfc9',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #42cfc9; $custom-light: #8aded9; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#42cfc9",
"rgb": {
"r": 66,
"g": 207,
"b": 201
},
"hsl": {
"h": 177.447,
"s": 59.494,
"l": 53.529
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.77953,
"c": 0.11791,
"h": 190.9
},
"luminance": 0.50001
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#42CFC9
secondary
#803538
accent
#454CE3
background
#FCFEFE
surface
#F4FCFB
border
#CED5D4
text
#0D1514
muted
#7F8483