#185B42#185B42

#185B42 is a dark, moderate teal. Relative luminance 0.081; OKLCH L 42.2% C 0.079 H 164.0°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 8.03:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#185B42
RGB	rgb(24, 91, 66)
HSL	hsl(158, 58%, 23%)
HSV	hsv(158, 74%, 36%)
CMYK	cmyk(73.6%, 0%, 27.5%, 64.3%)
CIE-LAB	lab(34.13, -27.47, 8.49)
CIE-LCH	lch(34.13, 28.75, 162.82°)
OKLab	oklab(42.25% -0.0756 0.0217)
OKLCH	oklch(42.25% 0.079 164)
XYZ	xyz(5.1006, 8.0691, 6.4419)
Luminance	0.0807 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	neutral
Family	teal

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#185B42 #5B1831

analogous

#185B20 #185B42 #18525B

triadic

#185B42 #42185B #5B4218

tetradic

#185B42 #20185B #5B1831 #525B18

square

#185B42 #20185B #5B1831 #525B18

split-complementary

#185B42 #5B1852 #5B2018

monochromatic

#061812 #0B2B1F #185B42 #258B65 #32BC88

Accessibility & contrast

On white

8.03

#185B42 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.61

#185B42 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #185B42

8.03:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##185B42	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##185B42	1.00	8.03	2.61	8.03
#FFFFFF	8.03	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.61	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	8.03	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#595441

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#504E44

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#005B54

Achromatopsia (no color)

#505050

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #185b42;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(24, 91, 66);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(42.2% 0.079 164.0);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#5f8a76',
    500: '#185b42',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #185b42;
$custom-light: #5f8a76;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#185b42",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 24,
    "g": 91,
    "b": 66
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 157.612,
    "s": 58.261,
    "l": 22.549
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.42249,
    "c": 0.07861,
    "h": 164
  },
  "luminance": 0.0807
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#185B42

secondary

#923D5D

accent

#4680E1

background

#F5F8F7

surface

#EAF0ED

border

#C6CBC8

text

#050C08

muted

#797D7B

Preview Lab

Preview with #185B42

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

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