#42D6DE#42D6DE

#42D6DE is a light, vivid teal. Relative luminance 0.545; OKLCH L 80.3% C 0.121 H 200.4°. Best body text is #000000 at 11.91:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX#42D6DE
RGBrgb(66, 214, 222)
HSLhsl(183, 70%, 56%)
HSVhsv(183, 70%, 87%)
CMYKcmyk(70.3%, 3.6%, 0%, 12.9%)
CIE-LABlab(78.76, -35.43, -15.21)
CIE-LCHlch(78.76, 38.56, 203.24°)
OKLaboklab(80.35% -0.1137 -0.0422)
OKLCHoklch(80.35% 0.121 200.4)
XYZxyz(39.4723, 54.5207, 77.5363)
Luminance0.5453 (WCAG relative)
Temperaturecool
Familyteal

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary
#42D6DE #DE4A42
analogous
#42DE98 #42D6DE #4288DE
triadic
#42D6DE #DE42D6 #D6DE42
tetradic
#42D6DE #9842DE #DE4A42 #88DE42
square
#42D6DE #9842DE #DE4A42 #88DE42
split-complementary
#42D6DE #DE4288 #DE9842
monochromatic
#19878D #22B9C1 #42D6DE #76E1E7 #AAEDF0

Accessibility & contrast

On white

1.76
#42D6DE on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

On black

11.91
#42D6DE on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

Best text color

#000000 on #42D6DE
11.91:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg##42D6DE#FFFFFF#000000##000000
##42D6DE1.001.7611.9111.91
#FFFFFF1.761.0021.0021.00
#00000011.9121.001.001.00
##00000011.9121.001.001.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)
#C6CDDF
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#B0BCDF
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#00DED8
Achromatopsia (no color)
#C3C3C3

Design tokens & code

CSS
--color: #42d6de;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(66, 214, 222);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(80.3% 0.121 200.4);
Tailwind
colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#8ce3e8',
    500: '#42d6de',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}
SCSS
$custom: #42d6de;
$custom-light: #8ce3e8;
$custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
  "hex": "#42d6de",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 66,
    "g": 214,
    "b": 222
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 183.077,
    "s": 70.27,
    "l": 56.471
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.80349,
    "c": 0.12133,
    "h": 200.4
  },
  "luminance": 0.54525
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary
#42D6DE
secondary
#923732
accent
#443BED
background
#FCFEFE
surface
#F5FCFC
border
#CFD5D5
text
#0E1516
muted
#7F8484

Preview Lab

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#42D6DE Color — HEX, RGB, HSL, OKLCH & Contrast — Tintiva