#42E0D2#42E0D2
#42E0D2 is a very light, vivid teal. Relative luminance 0.591; OKLCH L 82.3% C 0.129 H 186.3°. Best body text is #000000 at 12.82:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #42E0D2 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(66, 224, 210) |
| HSL | hsl(175, 72%, 57%) |
| HSV | hsv(175, 71%, 88%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(70.5%, 0%, 6.3%, 12.2%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(81.36, -43.30, -4.95) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(81.36, 43.58, 186.52°) |
| OKLab | oklab(82.34% -0.1286 -0.0141) |
| OKLCH | oklch(82.34% 0.129 186.3) |
| XYZ | xyz(40.5298, 59.1179, 70.2351) |
| Luminance | 0.5912 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | teal |
Closest named colors
Turquoise
#40E0D0
ΔE00 0.66
Mediumturquoise
#48D1CC
ΔE00 4.56
Bright Aqua
#0BF9EA
ΔE00 5.55
Aqua (survey)
#13EAC9
ΔE00 5.94
Tiffany Blue
#7BF2DA
ΔE00 6.13
Darkturquoise
#00CED1
ΔE00 7.07
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#42E0D2 #E04250
analogous
#42E083 #42E0D2 #429FE0
triadic
#42E0D2 #D242E0 #E0D242
tetradic
#42E0D2 #8342E0 #E04250 #9FE042
square
#42E0D2 #8342E0 #E04250 #9FE042
split-complementary
#42E0D2 #E0429F #E08342
monochromatic
#189085 #20C5B6 #42E0D2 #77E9DF #ABF1EB
Accessibility & contrast
On white
1.64
#42E0D2 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
12.82
#42E0D2 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #42E0D2
12.82:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##42E0D2 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##42E0D2 | 1.00 | 1.64 | 12.82 | 12.82 |
| #FFFFFF | 1.64 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 12.82 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 12.82 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#D4D4D2
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#BEC3D4
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#00E5DB
Achromatopsia (no color)
#CACACA
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #42e0d2; /* rgb */ color: rgb(66, 224, 210); /* oklch */ color: oklch(82.3% 0.129 186.3);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#8deadf',
500: '#42e0d2',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #42e0d2; $custom-light: #8deadf; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#42e0d2",
"rgb": {
"r": 66,
"g": 224,
"b": 210
},
"hsl": {
"h": 174.684,
"s": 71.818,
"l": 56.863
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.82337,
"c": 0.12937,
"h": 186.3
},
"luminance": 0.59123
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#42E0D2
secondary
#95313A
accent
#3949EF
background
#FCFEFE
surface
#F5FDFC
border
#CFD5D5
text
#0E1615
muted
#7F8484