#42D2D6#42D2D6
#42D2D6 is a light, moderate teal. Relative luminance 0.521; OKLCH L 79.1% C 0.119 H 197.8°. Best body text is #000000 at 11.42:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #42D2D6 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(66, 210, 214) |
| HSL | hsl(182, 64%, 55%) |
| HSV | hsv(182, 69%, 84%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(69.2%, 1.9%, 0%, 16.1%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(77.34, -35.86, -13.06) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(77.34, 38.16, 200.01°) |
| OKLab | oklab(79.12% -0.1132 -0.0362) |
| OKLCH | oklch(79.12% 0.119 197.8) |
| XYZ | xyz(37.4255, 52.1021, 71.6896) |
| Luminance | 0.5211 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | teal |
Closest named colors
Darkturquoise
#00CED1
ΔE00 2.16
Mediumturquoise
#48D1CC
ΔE00 3.17
Aqua Blue
#02D8E9
ΔE00 4.31
Turquoise
#40E0D0
ΔE00 7.50
Robin'S Egg
#6DEDFD
ΔE00 8.10
Bright Light Blue
#26F7FD
ΔE00 8.32
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#42D2D6 #D64642
analogous
#42D690 #42D2D6 #4288D6
triadic
#42D2D6 #D642D2 #D2D642
tetradic
#42D2D6 #9042D6 #D64642 #88D642
square
#42D2D6 #9042D6 #D64642 #88D642
split-complementary
#42D2D6 #D64288 #D69042
monochromatic
#1C7F82 #27B0B4 #42D2D6 #74DEE1 #A7EAEC
Accessibility & contrast
On white
1.84
#42D2D6 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
11.42
#42D2D6 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #42D2D6
11.42:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##42D2D6 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##42D2D6 | 1.00 | 1.84 | 11.42 | 11.42 |
| #FFFFFF | 1.84 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 11.42 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 11.42 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#C4C8D7
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#AEB8D7
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#00D9D3
Achromatopsia (no color)
#BFBFBF
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #42d2d6; /* rgb */ color: rgb(66, 210, 214); /* oklch */ color: oklch(79.1% 0.119 197.8);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#8be0e2',
500: '#42d2d6',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #42d2d6; $custom-light: #8be0e2; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#42d2d6",
"rgb": {
"r": 66,
"g": 210,
"b": 214
},
"hsl": {
"h": 181.622,
"s": 64.348,
"l": 54.902
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.79115,
"c": 0.11885,
"h": 197.8
},
"luminance": 0.52106
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#42D2D6
secondary
#883634
accent
#4540E7
background
#FCFEFE
surface
#F5FCFC
border
#CFD5D5
text
#0E1515
muted
#7F8484