#42E3BB#42E3BB
#42E3BB is a very light, vivid teal. Relative luminance 0.597; OKLCH L 82.4% C 0.143 H 172.2°. Best body text is #000000 at 12.94:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #42E3BB |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(66, 227, 187) |
| HSL | hsl(165, 74%, 57%) |
| HSV | hsv(165, 71%, 89%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(70.9%, 0%, 17.6%, 11%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(81.66, -50.44, 7.68) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(81.66, 51.02, 171.34°) |
| OKLab | oklab(82.4% -0.1418 0.0195) |
| OKLCH | oklch(82.4% 0.143 172.2) |
| XYZ | xyz(38.6809, 59.6798, 56.4848) |
| Luminance | 0.5968 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | teal |
Closest named colors
Aqua Marine
#2EE8BB
ΔE00 1.62
Aquamarine (survey)
#04D8B2
ΔE00 3.10
Aqua (survey)
#13EAC9
ΔE00 3.15
Eucalyptus
#44D7A8
ΔE00 3.65
Bright Teal
#01F9C6
ΔE00 5.14
Light Turquoise
#7EF4CC
ΔE00 5.40
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#42E3BB #E3426A
analogous
#42E36A #42E3BB #42BBE3
triadic
#42E3BB #BB42E3 #E3BB42
tetradic
#42E3BB #6A42E3 #E3426A #BBE342
square
#42E3BB #6A42E3 #E3426A #BBE342
split-complementary
#42E3BB #E342BB #E36A42
monochromatic
#169575 #1ECA9F #42E3BB #77EBCE #ADF3E1
Accessibility & contrast
On white
1.62
#42E3BB on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
12.94
#42E3BB on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #42E3BB
12.94:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##42E3BB | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##42E3BB | 1.00 | 1.62 | 12.94 | 12.94 |
| #FFFFFF | 1.62 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 12.94 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 12.94 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#DCD4B9
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#C6C5BE
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#00E5D7
Achromatopsia (no color)
#CBCBCB
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #42e3bb; /* rgb */ color: rgb(66, 227, 187); /* oklch */ color: oklch(82.4% 0.143 172.2);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#8cedcf',
500: '#42e3bb',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #42e3bb; $custom-light: #8cedcf; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#42e3bb",
"rgb": {
"r": 66,
"g": 227,
"b": 187
},
"hsl": {
"h": 165.093,
"s": 74.194,
"l": 57.451
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.82395,
"c": 0.14317,
"h": 172.2
},
"luminance": 0.59684
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#42E3BB
secondary
#99304A
accent
#3765F1
background
#FCFFFE
surface
#F5FEFB
border
#CFD6D4
text
#0E1613
muted
#7F8583