#42DFC7#42DFC7
#42DFC7 is a light, vivid teal. Relative luminance 0.581; OKLCH L 81.8% C 0.133 H 180.3°. Best body text is #000000 at 12.61:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #42DFC7 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(66, 223, 199) |
| HSL | hsl(171, 71%, 57%) |
| HSV | hsv(171, 70%, 87%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(70.4%, 0%, 10.8%, 12.5%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(80.77, -45.75, 0.03) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(80.77, 45.75, 179.96°) |
| OKLab | oklab(81.76% -0.1325 -0.0007) |
| OKLCH | oklch(81.76% 0.133 180.3) |
| XYZ | xyz(38.9382, 58.0526, 63.1749) |
| Luminance | 0.5806 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | teal |
Closest named colors
Turquoise
#40E0D0
ΔE00 2.57
Aqua (survey)
#13EAC9
ΔE00 3.47
Aquamarine (survey)
#04D8B2
ΔE00 4.68
Tiffany Blue
#7BF2DA
ΔE00 5.53
Aqua Marine
#2EE8BB
ΔE00 5.77
Seafoam Blue
#78D1B6
ΔE00 6.11
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#42DFC7 #DF425A
analogous
#42DF79 #42DFC7 #42A9DF
triadic
#42DFC7 #C742DF #DFC742
tetradic
#42DFC7 #7942DF #DF425A #A9DF42
square
#42DFC7 #7942DF #DF425A #A9DF42
split-complementary
#42DFC7 #DF42A9 #DF7942
monochromatic
#188E7C #21C3AA #42DFC7 #76E8D7 #ABF1E6
Accessibility & contrast
On white
1.67
#42DFC7 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
12.61
#42DFC7 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #42DFC7
12.61:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##42DFC7 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##42DFC7 | 1.00 | 1.67 | 12.61 | 12.61 |
| #FFFFFF | 1.67 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 12.61 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 12.61 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#D5D2C6
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#C0C2C9
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#00E3D8
Achromatopsia (no color)
#C8C8C8
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #42dfc7; /* rgb */ color: rgb(66, 223, 199); /* oklch */ color: oklch(81.8% 0.133 180.3);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#8cead7',
500: '#42dfc7',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #42dfc7; $custom-light: #8cead7; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#42dfc7",
"rgb": {
"r": 66,
"g": 223,
"b": 199
},
"hsl": {
"h": 170.828,
"s": 71.041,
"l": 56.667
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.81761,
"c": 0.1325,
"h": 180.3
},
"luminance": 0.58057
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#42DFC7
secondary
#943241
accent
#3A55EE
background
#FCFEFE
surface
#F5FDFB
border
#CFD5D4
text
#0E1614
muted
#7F8483