#42D2A7#42D2A7
#42D2A7 is a light, vivid teal. Relative luminance 0.500; OKLCH L 77.7% C 0.137 H 168.8°. Best body text is #000000 at 11.01:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #42D2A7 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(66, 210, 167) |
| HSL | hsl(162, 62%, 54%) |
| HSV | hsv(162, 69%, 82%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(68.6%, 0%, 20.5%, 17.6%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(76.09, -48.16, 10.35) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(76.09, 49.26, 167.87°) |
| OKLab | oklab(77.68% -0.1342 0.0265) |
| OKLCH | oklch(77.68% 0.137 168.8) |
| XYZ | xyz(32.2648, 50.0378, 44.5096) |
| Luminance | 0.5004 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | neutral |
| Family | teal |
Closest named colors
Eucalyptus
#44D7A8
ΔE00 1.45
Aquamarine (survey)
#04D8B2
ΔE00 2.98
Mediumaquamarine
#66CDAA
ΔE00 3.37
Aqua Marine
#2EE8BB
ΔE00 5.19
Greenblue
#23C48B
ΔE00 5.37
Green Blue
#01C08D
ΔE00 5.63
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#42D2A7 #D2426D
analogous
#42D25F #42D2A7 #42B5D2
triadic
#42D2A7 #A742D2 #D2A742
tetradic
#42D2A7 #5F42D2 #D2426D #B5D242
square
#42D2A7 #5F42D2 #D2426D #B5D242
split-complementary
#42D2A7 #D242B5 #D25F42
monochromatic
#1E7C60 #29AD86 #42D2A7 #73DEBE #A5EAD5
Accessibility & contrast
On white
1.91
#42D2A7 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
11.01
#42D2A7 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #42D2A7
11.01:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##42D2A7 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##42D2A7 | 1.00 | 1.91 | 11.01 | 11.01 |
| #FFFFFF | 1.91 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 11.01 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 11.01 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#CDC4A5
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#B9B6AA
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#00D3C6
Achromatopsia (no color)
#BCBCBC
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #42d2a7; /* rgb */ color: rgb(66, 210, 167); /* oklch */ color: oklch(77.7% 0.137 168.8);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#88e0c1',
500: '#42d2a7',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #42d2a7; $custom-light: #88e0c1; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#42d2a7",
"rgb": {
"r": 66,
"g": 210,
"b": 167
},
"hsl": {
"h": 162.083,
"s": 61.538,
"l": 54.118
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.77683,
"c": 0.13676,
"h": 168.8
},
"luminance": 0.50041
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#42D2A7
secondary
#84344C
accent
#4373E5
background
#FCFEFD
surface
#F4FCF9
border
#CED5D2
text
#0D1512
muted
#7F8482