#42D2A5#42D2A5
#42D2A5 is a light, vivid teal. Relative luminance 0.500; OKLCH L 77.6% C 0.138 H 167.9°. Best body text is #000000 at 10.99:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #42D2A5 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(66, 210, 165) |
| HSL | hsl(161, 62%, 54%) |
| HSV | hsv(161, 69%, 82%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(68.6%, 0%, 21.4%, 17.6%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(76.05, -48.63, 11.35) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(76.05, 49.93, 166.86°) |
| OKLab | oklab(77.63% -0.1351 0.029) |
| OKLCH | oklch(77.63% 0.138 167.9) |
| XYZ | xyz(32.0813, 49.9644, 43.5434) |
| Luminance | 0.4997 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | neutral |
| Family | teal |
Closest named colors
Eucalyptus
#44D7A8
ΔE00 1.24
Aquamarine (survey)
#04D8B2
ΔE00 3.35
Mediumaquamarine
#66CDAA
ΔE00 3.60
Greenblue
#23C48B
ΔE00 5.02
Aqua Marine
#2EE8BB
ΔE00 5.28
Green Blue
#01C08D
ΔE00 5.43
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#42D2A5 #D2426F
analogous
#42D25D #42D2A5 #42B7D2
triadic
#42D2A5 #A542D2 #D2A542
tetradic
#42D2A5 #5D42D2 #D2426F #B7D242
square
#42D2A5 #5D42D2 #D2426F #B7D242
split-complementary
#42D2A5 #D242B7 #D25D42
monochromatic
#1E7C5F #29AD84 #42D2A5 #73DEBD #A5EAD4
Accessibility & contrast
On white
1.91
#42D2A5 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
10.99
#42D2A5 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #42D2A5
10.99:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##42D2A5 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##42D2A5 | 1.00 | 1.91 | 10.99 | 10.99 |
| #FFFFFF | 1.91 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 10.99 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 10.99 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#CDC4A3
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#BAB6A8
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#00D3C5
Achromatopsia (no color)
#BBBBBB
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #42d2a5; /* rgb */ color: rgb(66, 210, 165); /* oklch */ color: oklch(77.6% 0.138 167.9);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#88e1bf',
500: '#42d2a5',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #42d2a5; $custom-light: #88e1bf; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#42d2a5",
"rgb": {
"r": 66,
"g": 210,
"b": 165
},
"hsl": {
"h": 161.25,
"s": 61.538,
"l": 54.118
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.77631,
"c": 0.13819,
"h": 167.9
},
"luminance": 0.49968
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#42D2A5
secondary
#D799AC
accent
#4376E5
background
#F9FDFB
surface
#F1FBF7
border
#CBD4D0
text
#0D1512
muted
#7E8381