#42E2C1#42E2C1
#42E2C1 is a very light, vivid teal. Relative luminance 0.594; OKLCH L 82.3% C 0.139 H 175.6°. Best body text is #000000 at 12.88:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #42E2C1 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(66, 226, 193) |
| HSL | hsl(168, 73%, 57%) |
| HSV | hsv(168, 71%, 89%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(70.8%, 0%, 14.6%, 11.4%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(81.51, -48.55, 4.29) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(81.51, 48.74, 174.95°) |
| OKLab | oklab(82.32% -0.1381 0.0106) |
| OKLCH | oklch(82.32% 0.139 175.6) |
| XYZ | xyz(39.0639, 59.3966, 59.8477) |
| Luminance | 0.5940 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | teal |
Closest named colors
Aqua (survey)
#13EAC9
ΔE00 2.26
Aqua Marine
#2EE8BB
ΔE00 3.18
Aquamarine (survey)
#04D8B2
ΔE00 3.24
Eucalyptus
#44D7A8
ΔE00 4.95
Turquoise
#40E0D0
ΔE00 5.15
Tiffany Blue
#7BF2DA
ΔE00 5.69
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#42E2C1 #E24263
analogous
#42E271 #42E2C1 #42B3E2
triadic
#42E2C1 #C142E2 #E2C142
tetradic
#42E2C1 #7142E2 #E24263 #B3E242
square
#42E2C1 #7142E2 #E24263 #B3E242
split-complementary
#42E2C1 #E242B3 #E27142
monochromatic
#179379 #1FC8A5 #42E2C1 #77EAD2 #ACF2E4
Accessibility & contrast
On white
1.63
#42E2C1 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
12.88
#42E2C1 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #42E2C1
12.88:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##42E2C1 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##42E2C1 | 1.00 | 1.63 | 12.88 | 12.88 |
| #FFFFFF | 1.63 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 12.88 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 12.88 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#DAD4C0
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#C4C4C3
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#00E5D8
Achromatopsia (no color)
#CBCBCB
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #42e2c1; /* rgb */ color: rgb(66, 226, 193); /* oklch */ color: oklch(82.3% 0.139 175.6);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#8cecd3',
500: '#42e2c1',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #42e2c1; $custom-light: #8cecd3; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#42e2c1",
"rgb": {
"r": 66,
"g": 226,
"b": 193
},
"hsl": {
"h": 167.625,
"s": 73.394,
"l": 57.255
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.82316,
"c": 0.13854,
"h": 175.6
},
"luminance": 0.59401
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#42E2C1
secondary
#983146
accent
#385EF0
background
#FCFFFE
surface
#F5FEFB
border
#CFD6D4
text
#0E1614
muted
#7F8583