#42D0DA#42D0DA

#42D0DA is a light, moderate teal. Relative luminance 0.513; OKLCH L 78.8% C 0.118 H 202.0°. Best body text is #000000 at 11.27:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX#42D0DA
RGBrgb(66, 208, 218)
HSLhsl(184, 67%, 56%)
HSVhsv(184, 70%, 85%)
CMYKcmyk(69.7%, 4.6%, 0%, 14.5%)
CIE-LABlab(76.88, -33.77, -15.91)
CIE-LCHlch(76.88, 37.33, 205.22°)
OKLaboklab(78.78% -0.1095 -0.0441)
OKLCHoklch(78.78% 0.118 202)
XYZxyz(37.4519, 51.3276, 74.2495)
Luminance0.5133 (WCAG relative)
Temperaturecool
Familyteal

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary
#42D0DA #DA4C42
analogous
#42DA98 #42D0DA #4284DA
triadic
#42D0DA #DA42D0 #D0DA42
tetradic
#42D0DA #9842DA #DA4C42 #84DA42
square
#42D0DA #9842DA #DA4C42 #84DA42
split-complementary
#42D0DA #DA4284 #DA9842
monochromatic
#1A8087 #24B0BA #42D0DA #75DDE4 #A8E9EE

Accessibility & contrast

On white

1.86
#42D0DA on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

On black

11.27
#42D0DA on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

Best text color

#000000 on #42D0DA
11.27:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg##42D0DA#FFFFFF#000000##000000
##42D0DA1.001.8611.2711.27
#FFFFFF1.861.0021.0021.00
#00000011.2721.001.001.00
##00000011.2721.001.001.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)
#C0C7DB
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#AAB7DB
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#00D8D3
Achromatopsia (no color)
#BEBEBE

Design tokens & code

CSS
--color: #42d0da;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(66, 208, 218);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(78.8% 0.118 202.0);
Tailwind
colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#8bdfe5',
    500: '#42d0da',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}
SCSS
$custom: #42d0da;
$custom-light: #8bdfe5;
$custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
  "hex": "#42d0da",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 66,
    "g": 208,
    "b": 218
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 183.947,
    "s": 67.257,
    "l": 55.686
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.7878,
    "c": 0.11811,
    "h": 202
  },
  "luminance": 0.51332
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary
#42D0DA
secondary
#8D3933
accent
#493EEA
background
#FCFEFE
surface
#F5FCFC
border
#CFD5D5
text
#0E1515
muted
#7F8484

Preview Lab

Preview with #42D0DA

Body copy rendered with the generated semantic roles for this colour.

Preview Lab → · Contrast checker → · Palette generator →

#42D0DA Color — HEX, RGB, HSL, OKLCH & Contrast — Tintiva