#42E1C1#42E1C1
#42E1C1 is a very light, vivid teal. Relative luminance 0.589; OKLCH L 82.1% C 0.137 H 176.0°. Best body text is #000000 at 12.77:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #42E1C1 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(66, 225, 193) |
| HSL | hsl(168, 73%, 57%) |
| HSV | hsv(168, 71%, 88%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(70.7%, 0%, 14.2%, 11.8%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(81.21, -48.13, 3.86) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(81.21, 48.28, 175.42°) |
| OKLab | oklab(82.07% -0.1371 0.0095) |
| OKLCH | oklch(82.07% 0.137 176) |
| XYZ | xyz(38.7928, 58.8544, 59.7573) |
| Luminance | 0.5886 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | teal |
Closest named colors
Aqua (survey)
#13EAC9
ΔE00 2.40
Aquamarine (survey)
#04D8B2
ΔE00 3.21
Aqua Marine
#2EE8BB
ΔE00 3.50
Turquoise
#40E0D0
ΔE00 4.88
Eucalyptus
#44D7A8
ΔE00 5.05
Tiffany Blue
#7BF2DA
ΔE00 5.72
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#42E1C1 #E14262
analogous
#42E172 #42E1C1 #42B1E1
triadic
#42E1C1 #C142E1 #E1C142
tetradic
#42E1C1 #7242E1 #E14262 #B1E142
square
#42E1C1 #7242E1 #E14262 #B1E142
split-complementary
#42E1C1 #E142B1 #E17242
monochromatic
#179279 #1FC6A5 #42E1C1 #77E9D2 #ACF2E4
Accessibility & contrast
On white
1.64
#42E1C1 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
12.77
#42E1C1 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #42E1C1
12.77:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##42E1C1 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##42E1C1 | 1.00 | 1.64 | 12.77 | 12.77 |
| #FFFFFF | 1.64 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 12.77 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 12.77 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#D9D3C0
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#C3C3C3
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#00E4D7
Achromatopsia (no color)
#CACACA
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #42e1c1; /* rgb */ color: rgb(66, 225, 193); /* oklch */ color: oklch(82.1% 0.137 176.0);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#8cebd3',
500: '#42e1c1',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #42e1c1; $custom-light: #8cebd3; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#42e1c1",
"rgb": {
"r": 66,
"g": 225,
"b": 193
},
"hsl": {
"h": 167.925,
"s": 72.603,
"l": 57.059
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.82073,
"c": 0.13748,
"h": 176
},
"luminance": 0.58859
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#42E1C1
secondary
#963145
accent
#385DEF
background
#FCFEFE
surface
#F5FDFB
border
#CFD5D4
text
#0E1614
muted
#7F8483