#42D0DB#42D0DB

#42D0DB is a light, moderate teal. Relative luminance 0.514; OKLCH L 78.8% C 0.118 H 202.6°. Best body text is #000000 at 11.28:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX#42D0DB
RGBrgb(66, 208, 219)
HSLhsl(184, 68%, 56%)
HSVhsv(184, 70%, 86%)
CMYKcmyk(69.9%, 5%, 0%, 14.1%)
CIE-LABlab(76.91, -33.48, -16.40)
CIE-LCHlch(76.91, 37.28, 206.09°)
OKLaboklab(78.82% -0.1091 -0.0455)
OKLCHoklch(78.82% 0.118 202.6)
XYZxyz(37.5832, 51.3801, 74.9407)
Luminance0.5138 (WCAG relative)
Temperaturecool
Familyteal

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary
#42D0DB #DB4D42
analogous
#42DB99 #42D0DB #4283DB
triadic
#42D0DB #DB42D0 #D0DB42
tetradic
#42D0DB #9942DB #DB4D42 #83DB42
square
#42D0DB #9942DB #DB4D42 #83DB42
split-complementary
#42D0DB #DB4283 #DB9942
monochromatic
#1A8189 #24B1BC #42D0DB #75DDE5 #A9EAEF

Accessibility & contrast

On white

1.86
#42D0DB on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

On black

11.28
#42D0DB on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

Best text color

#000000 on #42D0DB
11.28:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg##42D0DB#FFFFFF#000000##000000
##42D0DB1.001.8611.2811.28
#FFFFFF1.861.0021.0021.00
#00000011.2821.001.001.00
##00000011.2821.001.001.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)
#C0C7DC
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#AAB7DC
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#00D8D3
Achromatopsia (no color)
#BEBEBE

Design tokens & code

CSS
--color: #42d0db;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(66, 208, 219);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(78.8% 0.118 202.6);
Tailwind
colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#8bdfe6',
    500: '#42d0db',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}
SCSS
$custom: #42d0db;
$custom-light: #8bdfe6;
$custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
  "hex": "#42d0db",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 66,
    "g": 208,
    "b": 219
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 184.314,
    "s": 68,
    "l": 55.882
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.78816,
    "c": 0.11825,
    "h": 202.6
  },
  "luminance": 0.51384
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary
#42D0DB
secondary
#8F3933
accent
#493DEB
background
#FCFEFE
surface
#F5FCFC
border
#CFD5D5
text
#0E1515
muted
#7F8484

Preview Lab

Preview with #42D0DB

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#42D0DB Color — HEX, RGB, HSL, OKLCH & Contrast — Tintiva