#185C42#185C42

#185C42 is a dark, moderate teal. Relative luminance 0.082; OKLCH L 42.5% C 0.080 H 163.4°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 7.93:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#185C42
RGB	rgb(24, 92, 66)
HSL	hsl(157, 59%, 23%)
HSV	hsv(157, 74%, 36%)
CMYK	cmyk(73.9%, 0%, 28.3%, 63.9%)
CIE-LAB	lab(34.48, -27.94, 8.99)
CIE-LCH	lch(34.48, 29.35, 162.17°)
OKLab	oklab(42.54% -0.0767 0.0229)
OKLCH	oklch(42.54% 0.08 163.4)
XYZ	xyz(5.1867, 8.2412, 6.4706)
Luminance	0.0824 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	neutral
Family	teal

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#185C42 #5C1832

analogous

#185C20 #185C42 #18545C

triadic

#185C42 #42185C #5C4218

tetradic

#185C42 #20185C #5C1832 #545C18

square

#185C42 #20185C #5C1832 #545C18

split-complementary

#185C42 #5C1854 #5C2018

monochromatic

#061811 #0B2B1F #185C42 #258D65 #31BD88

Accessibility & contrast

On white

7.93

#185C42 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.65

#185C42 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #185C42

7.93:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##185C42	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##185C42	1.00	7.93	2.65	7.93
#FFFFFF	7.93	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.65	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	7.93	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#5A5541

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#514E44

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#005C55

Achromatopsia (no color)

#515151

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #185c42;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(24, 92, 66);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(42.5% 0.080 163.4);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#5f8b76',
    500: '#185c42',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #185c42;
$custom-light: #5f8b76;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#185c42",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 24,
    "g": 92,
    "b": 66
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 157.059,
    "s": 58.621,
    "l": 22.745
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.42539,
    "c": 0.08007,
    "h": 163.4
  },
  "luminance": 0.08242
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#185C42

secondary

#933D5E

accent

#4682E2

background

#F5F8F7

surface

#EAF0ED

border

#C6CBC8

text

#050C08

muted

#797D7B

Preview Lab

Preview with #185C42

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

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