#42D1AA#42D1AA
#42D1AA is a light, vivid teal. Relative luminance 0.497; OKLCH L 77.5% C 0.134 H 170.8°. Best body text is #000000 at 10.93:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #42D1AA |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(66, 209, 170) |
| HSL | hsl(164, 61%, 54%) |
| HSV | hsv(164, 68%, 82%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(68.4%, 0%, 18.7%, 18%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(75.86, -47.03, 8.41) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(75.86, 47.77, 169.86°) |
| OKLab | oklab(77.52% -0.1318 0.0214) |
| OKLCH | oklch(77.52% 0.134 170.8) |
| XYZ | xyz(32.2992, 49.6578, 45.9051) |
| Luminance | 0.4966 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | neutral |
| Family | teal |
Closest named colors
Eucalyptus
#44D7A8
ΔE00 2.33
Aquamarine (survey)
#04D8B2
ΔE00 2.57
Mediumaquamarine
#66CDAA
ΔE00 3.04
Seafoam Blue
#78D1B6
ΔE00 5.31
Aqua Marine
#2EE8BB
ΔE00 5.40
Green Blue
#01C08D
ΔE00 5.95
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#42D1AA #D14269
analogous
#42D163 #42D1AA #42B1D1
triadic
#42D1AA #AA42D1 #D1AA42
tetradic
#42D1AA #6342D1 #D14269 #B1D142
square
#42D1AA #6342D1 #D14269 #B1D142
split-complementary
#42D1AA #D142B1 #D16342
monochromatic
#1E7B61 #2AAC88 #42D1AA #73DDC0 #A4E9D6
Accessibility & contrast
On white
1.92
#42D1AA on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
10.93
#42D1AA on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #42D1AA
10.93:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##42D1AA | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##42D1AA | 1.00 | 1.92 | 10.93 | 10.93 |
| #FFFFFF | 1.92 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 10.93 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 10.93 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#CBC3A8
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#B8B5AD
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#00D3C6
Achromatopsia (no color)
#BBBBBB
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #42d1aa; /* rgb */ color: rgb(66, 209, 170); /* oklch */ color: oklch(77.5% 0.134 170.8);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#88e0c3',
500: '#42d1aa',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #42d1aa; $custom-light: #88e0c3; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#42d1aa",
"rgb": {
"r": 66,
"g": 209,
"b": 170
},
"hsl": {
"h": 163.636,
"s": 60.851,
"l": 53.922
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.77515,
"c": 0.13352,
"h": 170.8
},
"luminance": 0.49661
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#42D1AA
secondary
#D699AA
accent
#4470E4
background
#F9FDFB
surface
#F1FBF7
border
#CBD4D0
text
#0D1512
muted
#7E8381