#42D2A3#42D2A3
#42D2A3 is a light, vivid teal. Relative luminance 0.499; OKLCH L 77.6% C 0.140 H 166.9°. Best body text is #000000 at 10.98:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #42D2A3 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(66, 210, 163) |
| HSL | hsl(160, 62%, 54%) |
| HSV | hsv(160, 69%, 82%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(68.6%, 0%, 22.4%, 17.6%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(76.00, -49.09, 12.36) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(76.00, 50.62, 165.87°) |
| OKLab | oklab(77.58% -0.136 0.0316) |
| OKLCH | oklch(77.58% 0.14 166.9) |
| XYZ | xyz(31.9007, 49.8922, 42.5921) |
| Luminance | 0.4990 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | neutral |
| Family | teal |
Closest named colors
Eucalyptus
#44D7A8
ΔE00 1.22
Aquamarine (survey)
#04D8B2
ΔE00 3.75
Mediumaquamarine
#66CDAA
ΔE00 3.87
Greenblue
#23C48B
ΔE00 4.71
Green Blue
#01C08D
ΔE00 5.28
Aqua Marine
#2EE8BB
ΔE00 5.42
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#42D2A3 #D24271
analogous
#42D25B #42D2A3 #42B9D2
triadic
#42D2A3 #A342D2 #D2A342
tetradic
#42D2A3 #5B42D2 #D24271 #B9D242
square
#42D2A3 #5B42D2 #D24271 #B9D242
split-complementary
#42D2A3 #D242B9 #D25B42
monochromatic
#1E7C5D #29AD82 #42D2A3 #73DEBB #A5EAD3
Accessibility & contrast
On white
1.91
#42D2A3 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
10.98
#42D2A3 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #42D2A3
10.98:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##42D2A3 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##42D2A3 | 1.00 | 1.91 | 10.98 | 10.98 |
| #FFFFFF | 1.91 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 10.98 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 10.98 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#CDC4A1
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#BAB6A6
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#00D3C5
Achromatopsia (no color)
#BBBBBB
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #42d2a3; /* rgb */ color: rgb(66, 210, 163); /* oklch */ color: oklch(77.6% 0.140 166.9);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#88e1be',
500: '#42d2a3',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #42d2a3; $custom-light: #88e1be; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#42d2a3",
"rgb": {
"r": 66,
"g": 210,
"b": 163
},
"hsl": {
"h": 160.417,
"s": 61.538,
"l": 54.118
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.7758,
"c": 0.13965,
"h": 166.9
},
"luminance": 0.49896
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#42D2A3
secondary
#D799AD
accent
#4378E5
background
#F9FDFB
surface
#F1FBF6
border
#CBD4D0
text
#0D1512
muted
#7E8381