#42D48E#42D48E
#42D48E is a light, vivid teal. Relative luminance 0.502; OKLCH L 77.6% C 0.159 H 157.9°. Best body text is #000000 at 11.04:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #42D48E |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(66, 212, 142) |
| HSL | hsl(151, 63%, 55%) |
| HSV | hsv(151, 69%, 83%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(68.9%, 0%, 33%, 16.9%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(76.19, -54.42, 23.72) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(76.19, 59.36, 156.45°) |
| OKLab | oklab(77.59% -0.1477 0.0599) |
| OKLCH | oklch(77.59% 0.159 157.9) |
| XYZ | xyz(30.6698, 50.1948, 33.6581) |
| Luminance | 0.5020 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | neutral |
| Family | teal |
Closest named colors
Seaweed
#18D17B
ΔE00 3.21
Aqua Green
#12E193
ΔE00 3.38
Emerald
#50C878
ΔE00 4.28
Greenblue
#23C48B
ΔE00 4.88
Eucalyptus
#44D7A8
ΔE00 5.35
Algae Green
#21C36F
ΔE00 5.55
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#42D48E #D44288
analogous
#42D445 #42D48E #42D1D4
triadic
#42D48E #8E42D4 #D48E42
tetradic
#42D48E #4542D4 #D44288 #D1D442
square
#42D48E #4542D4 #D44288 #D1D442
split-complementary
#42D48E #D442D1 #D44542
monochromatic
#1D7F50 #28B16F #42D48E #74DFAC #A6EBCA
Accessibility & contrast
On white
1.90
#42D48E on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
11.04
#42D48E on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #42D48E
11.04:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##42D48E | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##42D48E | 1.00 | 1.90 | 11.04 | 11.04 |
| #FFFFFF | 1.90 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 11.04 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 11.04 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#D2C48A
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#C0B793
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#00D3C2
Achromatopsia (no color)
#BCBCBC
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #42d48e; /* rgb */ color: rgb(66, 212, 142); /* oklch */ color: oklch(77.6% 0.159 157.9);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#88e2af',
500: '#42d48e',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #42d48e; $custom-light: #88e2af; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#42d48e",
"rgb": {
"r": 66,
"g": 212,
"b": 142
},
"hsl": {
"h": 151.233,
"s": 62.931,
"l": 54.51
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.77593,
"c": 0.15942,
"h": 157.9
},
"luminance": 0.50198
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#42D48E
secondary
#86345B
accent
#4291E6
background
#FCFEFD
surface
#F4FCF7
border
#CED5D0
text
#0D1510
muted
#7F8481