#42E0D3#42E0D3
#42E0D3 is a very light, vivid teal. Relative luminance 0.592; OKLCH L 82.4% C 0.129 H 186.9°. Best body text is #000000 at 12.83:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #42E0D3 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(66, 224, 211) |
| HSL | hsl(175, 72%, 57%) |
| HSV | hsv(175, 71%, 88%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(70.5%, 0%, 5.8%, 12.2%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(81.38, -43.03, -5.44) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(81.38, 43.37, 187.21°) |
| OKLab | oklab(82.37% -0.1282 -0.0154) |
| OKLCH | oklch(82.37% 0.129 186.9) |
| XYZ | xyz(40.6547, 59.1679, 70.8933) |
| Luminance | 0.5917 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | teal |
Closest named colors
Turquoise
#40E0D0
ΔE00 0.99
Mediumturquoise
#48D1CC
ΔE00 4.36
Bright Aqua
#0BF9EA
ΔE00 5.55
Aqua (survey)
#13EAC9
ΔE00 6.24
Tiffany Blue
#7BF2DA
ΔE00 6.29
Darkturquoise
#00CED1
ΔE00 6.82
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#42E0D3 #E0424F
analogous
#42E084 #42E0D3 #429EE0
triadic
#42E0D3 #D342E0 #E0D342
tetradic
#42E0D3 #8442E0 #E0424F #9EE042
square
#42E0D3 #8442E0 #E0424F #9EE042
split-complementary
#42E0D3 #E0429E #E08442
monochromatic
#189086 #20C5B7 #42E0D3 #77E9DF #ABF1EB
Accessibility & contrast
On white
1.64
#42E0D3 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
12.83
#42E0D3 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #42E0D3
12.83:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##42E0D3 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##42E0D3 | 1.00 | 1.64 | 12.83 | 12.83 |
| #FFFFFF | 1.64 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 12.83 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 12.83 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#D4D4D3
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#BEC3D5
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#00E5DC
Achromatopsia (no color)
#CACACA
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #42e0d3; /* rgb */ color: rgb(66, 224, 211); /* oklch */ color: oklch(82.4% 0.129 186.9);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#8deae0',
500: '#42e0d3',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #42e0d3; $custom-light: #8deae0; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#42e0d3",
"rgb": {
"r": 66,
"g": 224,
"b": 211
},
"hsl": {
"h": 175.063,
"s": 71.818,
"l": 56.863
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.82369,
"c": 0.12908,
"h": 186.9
},
"luminance": 0.59173
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#42E0D3
secondary
#953139
accent
#3948EF
background
#FCFEFE
surface
#F5FDFC
border
#CFD5D5
text
#0E1615
muted
#7F8484