#0E5E42#0E5E42

#0E5E42 is a dark, moderate teal. Relative luminance 0.085; OKLCH L 42.9% C 0.087 H 163.5°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 7.78:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#0E5E42
RGB	rgb(14, 94, 66)
HSL	hsl(159, 74%, 21%)
HSV	hsv(159, 85%, 37%)
CMYK	cmyk(85.1%, 0%, 29.8%, 63.1%)
CIE-LAB	lab(34.99, -30.36, 9.66)
CIE-LCH	lch(34.99, 31.86, 162.35°)
OKLab	oklab(42.9% -0.0831 0.0246)
OKLCH	oklch(42.9% 0.087 163.5)
XYZ	xyz(5.1666, 8.4915, 6.5199)
Luminance	0.0849 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	neutral
Family	teal

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#0E5E42 #5E0E2A

analogous

#0E5E1A #0E5E42 #0E525E

triadic

#0E5E42 #420E5E #5E420E

tetradic

#0E5E42 #1A0E5E #5E0E2A #525E0E

square

#0E5E42 #1A0E5E #5E0E2A #525E0E

split-complementary

#0E5E42 #5E0E52 #5E1A0E

monochromatic

#041B13 #06291D #0E5E42 #169367 #1EC98D

Accessibility & contrast

On white

7.78

#0E5E42 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.70

#0E5E42 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #0E5E42

7.78:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##0E5E42	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##0E5E42	1.00	7.78	2.70	7.78
#FFFFFF	7.78	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.70	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	7.78	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#5C5640

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#534F44

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#005E56

Achromatopsia (no color)

#525252

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #0e5e42;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(14, 94, 66);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(42.9% 0.087 163.5);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#5d8c76',
    500: '#0e5e42',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #0e5e42;
$custom-light: #5d8c76;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#0e5e42",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 14,
    "g": 94,
    "b": 66
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 159,
    "s": 74.074,
    "l": 21.176
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.42896,
    "c": 0.08666,
    "h": 163.5
  },
  "luminance": 0.08492
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#0E5E42

secondary

#983054

accent

#3778F1

background

#F5F8F7

surface

#E9F0ED

border

#C5CBC8

text

#050C08

muted

#797D7B

Preview Lab

Preview with #0E5E42

Body copy rendered with the generated semantic roles for this colour.

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