#42E0AF#42E0AF
#42E0AF is a light, vivid teal. Relative luminance 0.576; OKLCH L 81.3% C 0.148 H 167.7°. Best body text is #000000 at 12.51:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #42E0AF |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(66, 224, 175) |
| HSL | hsl(161, 72%, 57%) |
| HSV | hsv(161, 71%, 88%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(70.5%, 0%, 21.9%, 12.2%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(80.49, -52.04, 12.35) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(80.49, 53.48, 166.65°) |
| OKLab | oklab(81.35% -0.1444 0.0316) |
| OKLCH | oklch(81.35% 0.148 167.7) |
| XYZ | xyz(36.6361, 57.5605, 49.7286) |
| Luminance | 0.5756 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | neutral |
| Family | teal |
Closest named colors
Eucalyptus
#44D7A8
ΔE00 2.10
Aqua Marine
#2EE8BB
ΔE00 2.48
Aquamarine (survey)
#04D8B2
ΔE00 3.82
Seafoam
#7FE0B3
ΔE00 4.86
Aqua (survey)
#13EAC9
ΔE00 5.50
Bright Teal
#01F9C6
ΔE00 5.66
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#42E0AF #E04273
analogous
#42E060 #42E0AF #42C2E0
triadic
#42E0AF #AF42E0 #E0AF42
tetradic
#42E0AF #6042E0 #E04273 #C2E042
square
#42E0AF #6042E0 #E04273 #C2E042
split-complementary
#42E0AF #E042C2 #E06042
monochromatic
#18906B #20C592 #42E0AF #77E9C5 #ABF1DC
Accessibility & contrast
On white
1.68
#42E0AF on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
12.51
#42E0AF on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #42E0AF
12.51:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##42E0AF | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##42E0AF | 1.00 | 1.68 | 12.51 | 12.51 |
| #FFFFFF | 1.68 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 12.51 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 12.51 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#DBD1AC
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#C6C2B2
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#00E1D2
Achromatopsia (no color)
#C8C8C8
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #42e0af; /* rgb */ color: rgb(66, 224, 175); /* oklch */ color: oklch(81.3% 0.148 167.7);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#8beac7',
500: '#42e0af',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #42e0af; $custom-light: #8beac7; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#42e0af",
"rgb": {
"r": 66,
"g": 224,
"b": 175
},
"hsl": {
"h": 161.392,
"s": 71.818,
"l": 56.863
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.81347,
"c": 0.14779,
"h": 167.7
},
"luminance": 0.57565
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#42E0AF
secondary
#953150
accent
#3971EF
background
#FCFEFD
surface
#F4FDF9
border
#CED5D2
text
#0D1613
muted
#7F8482