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#42dbbc color: Celestial Green

#42dbbc is rgb(66, 219, 188) in RGB and oklch(80.469% 0.13383 176.056) in OKLCH. Every other format, shade and contrast value is below.

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168°
100%

80.5%
0.134
176°
  • Teal
  • Light
  • Vivid
  • Cool
  • ≈ Turquoise
  • teal-400
  • Black 14%

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text
1.74:1Hard to read
Lc -35
Black text
12.09:1Readable · AA
Lc 73

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About #42dbbc

#42dbbc is a bright light teal color. In OKLCH it has 80.5% lightness, 0.134 chroma and a hue of 176°.

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text on it reaches 1.74:1 contrast and black text 12.09:1, so black text reads better.

The closest named color is Celestial Green (#2ddfc1). In Tailwind CSS the closest color is teal-400.

More light teal colors

Lighter: #42dbbc mixed with white

  1. 42dbbc
  2. 60dfc3
  3. 77e3c9
  4. 8ce7d0
  5. 9eead6
  6. b0eedd
  7. c1f2e4
  8. d1f5eb
  9. e0f8f1
  10. f0fcf8

Darker: #42dbbc mixed with black

  1. 42dbbc
  2. 38bea3
  3. 2fa28b
  4. 258773
  5. 1c6d5d
  6. 145447
  7. 0b3c32
  8. 05261f
  9. 01110d
  10. 000202

Calmer: #42dbbc with less saturation

  1. 42dbbc
  2. 59d8bc
  3. 6ad6bd
  4. 79d3bd
  5. 85d1bd
  6. 91cebe
  7. 9bcbbe
  8. a5c8be
  9. aec5be
  10. b7c2bf

Questions about #42dbbc

What color is #42dbbc?

#42dbbc is bright light teal. The closest named color is Celestial Green. In RGB it is rgb(66, 219, 188), in HSL hsl(167.84, 68%, 55.88%) and in OKLCH oklch(80.469% 0.13383 176.056).

What colors go well with #42dbbc?

The complementary color of #42dbbc is #ff99c2. For a calmer combination use the analogous colors #83d68a and #1fd7e9. The triadic partners are #c7adff and #ffa765.

Is white or black text more readable on #42dbbc?

Black text reads better on #42dbbc: white gives a contrast ratio of 1.74:1 and black gives 12.09:1. WCAG AA asks for at least 4.5:1 for body text.

Is #42dbbc a warm or cool color?

#42dbbc is a cool color. In OKLCH its hue is 176 degrees, its lightness 80.5% and its chroma 0.134.