#42DBB0#42DBB0
#42DBB0 is a light, vivid teal. Relative luminance 0.550; OKLCH L 80.1% C 0.141 H 169.9°. Best body text is #000000 at 11.99:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #42DBB0 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(66, 219, 176) |
| HSL | hsl(163, 68%, 56%) |
| HSV | hsv(163, 70%, 86%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(69.9%, 0%, 19.6%, 14.1%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(79.01, -49.76, 9.72) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(79.01, 50.70, 168.95°) |
| OKLab | oklab(80.14% -0.139 0.0248) |
| OKLCH | oklch(80.14% 0.141 169.9) |
| XYZ | xyz(35.4107, 54.9518, 49.8064) |
| Luminance | 0.5496 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | neutral |
| Family | teal |
Closest named colors
Eucalyptus
#44D7A8
ΔE00 1.56
Aquamarine (survey)
#04D8B2
ΔE00 2.42
Aqua Marine
#2EE8BB
ΔE00 3.06
Mediumaquamarine
#66CDAA
ΔE00 4.51
Aqua (survey)
#13EAC9
ΔE00 5.08
Seafoam
#7FE0B3
ΔE00 5.21
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#42DBB0 #DB426D
analogous
#42DB63 #42DBB0 #42BADB
triadic
#42DBB0 #B042DB #DBB042
tetradic
#42DBB0 #6342DB #DB426D #BADB42
square
#42DBB0 #6342DB #DB426D #BADB42
split-complementary
#42DBB0 #DB42BA #DB6342
monochromatic
#1A896A #24BC91 #42DBB0 #75E5C5 #A9EFDB
Accessibility & contrast
On white
1.75
#42DBB0 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
11.99
#42DBB0 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #42DBB0
11.99:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##42DBB0 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##42DBB0 | 1.00 | 1.75 | 11.99 | 11.99 |
| #FFFFFF | 1.75 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 11.99 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 11.99 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#D5CCAE
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#C1BEB3
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#00DCCF
Achromatopsia (no color)
#C4C4C4
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #42dbb0; /* rgb */ color: rgb(66, 219, 176); /* oklch */ color: oklch(80.1% 0.141 169.9);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#8ae7c7',
500: '#42dbb0',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #42dbb0; $custom-light: #8ae7c7; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#42dbb0",
"rgb": {
"r": 66,
"g": 219,
"b": 176
},
"hsl": {
"h": 163.137,
"s": 68,
"l": 55.882
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.80142,
"c": 0.1412,
"h": 169.9
},
"luminance": 0.54956
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#42DBB0
secondary
#8F334C
accent
#3D6EEB
background
#FCFEFD
surface
#F4FCF9
border
#CED5D2
text
#0D1613
muted
#7F8482