#42D2AA#42D2AA
#42D2AA is a light, vivid teal. Relative luminance 0.502; OKLCH L 77.8% C 0.135 H 170.4°. Best body text is #000000 at 11.03:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #42D2AA |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(66, 210, 170) |
| HSL | hsl(163, 62%, 54%) |
| HSV | hsv(163, 69%, 82%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(68.6%, 0%, 19%, 17.6%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(76.16, -47.45, 8.84) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(76.16, 48.26, 169.44°) |
| OKLab | oklab(77.76% -0.1328 0.0226) |
| OKLCH | oklch(77.76% 0.135 170.4) |
| XYZ | xyz(32.5453, 50.1500, 45.9871) |
| Luminance | 0.5015 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | neutral |
| Family | teal |
Closest named colors
Eucalyptus
#44D7A8
ΔE00 2.01
Aquamarine (survey)
#04D8B2
ΔE00 2.52
Mediumaquamarine
#66CDAA
ΔE00 3.15
Aqua Marine
#2EE8BB
ΔE00 5.15
Seafoam Blue
#78D1B6
ΔE00 5.43
Greenblue
#23C48B
ΔE00 5.96
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#42D2AA #D2426A
analogous
#42D262 #42D2AA #42B2D2
triadic
#42D2AA #AA42D2 #D2AA42
tetradic
#42D2AA #6242D2 #D2426A #B2D242
square
#42D2AA #6242D2 #D2426A #B2D242
split-complementary
#42D2AA #D242B2 #D26242
monochromatic
#1E7C62 #29AD89 #42D2AA #73DEC0 #A5EAD6
Accessibility & contrast
On white
1.90
#42D2AA on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
11.03
#42D2AA on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #42D2AA
11.03:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##42D2AA | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##42D2AA | 1.00 | 1.90 | 11.03 | 11.03 |
| #FFFFFF | 1.90 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 11.03 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 11.03 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#CCC4A8
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#B9B6AD
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#00D4C7
Achromatopsia (no color)
#BCBCBC
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #42d2aa; /* rgb */ color: rgb(66, 210, 170); /* oklch */ color: oklch(77.8% 0.135 170.4);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#88e0c3',
500: '#42d2aa',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #42d2aa; $custom-light: #88e0c3; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#42d2aa",
"rgb": {
"r": 66,
"g": 210,
"b": 170
},
"hsl": {
"h": 163.333,
"s": 61.538,
"l": 54.118
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.77762,
"c": 0.13469,
"h": 170.4
},
"luminance": 0.50154
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#42D2AA
secondary
#84344A
accent
#4370E5
background
#FCFEFD
surface
#F4FCF9
border
#CED5D2
text
#0D1512
muted
#7F8482