#42524A#42524A

#42524A is a dark, muted teal. Relative luminance 0.077; OKLCH L 42.2% C 0.024 H 163.6°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 8.28:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#42524A
RGB	rgb(66, 82, 74)
HSL	hsl(150, 11%, 29%)
HSV	hsv(150, 20%, 32%)
CMYK	cmyk(19.5%, 0%, 9.8%, 67.8%)
CIE-LAB	lab(33.32, -8.13, 2.63)
CIE-LCH	lch(33.32, 8.54, 162.10°)
OKLab	oklab(42.22% -0.023 0.0068)
OKLCH	oklch(42.22% 0.024 163.6)
XYZ	xyz(6.4998, 7.6871, 7.6185)
Luminance	0.0769 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	neutral
Family	teal

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#42524A #52424A

analogous

#425242 #42524A #425252

triadic

#42524A #4A4252 #524A42

tetradic

#42524A #424252 #52424A #525242

square

#42524A #424252 #52424A #525242

split-complementary

#42524A #524252 #524242

monochromatic

#0E110F #27302B #42524A #5D7469 #7A9487

Accessibility & contrast

On white

8.28

#42524A on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.54

#42524A on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #42524A

8.28:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##42524A	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##42524A	1.00	8.28	2.54	8.28
#FFFFFF	8.28	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.54	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	8.28	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#51504A

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#4E4E4A

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#3F5250

Achromatopsia (no color)

#4E4E4E

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #42524a;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(66, 82, 74);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(42.2% 0.024 163.6);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#76827c',
    500: '#42524a',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #42524a;
$custom-light: #76827c;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#42524a",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 66,
    "g": 82,
    "b": 74
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 150,
    "s": 10.811,
    "l": 29.02
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.4222,
    "c": 0.02403,
    "h": 163.6
  },
  "luminance": 0.07687
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#42524A

secondary

#816F78

accent

#7494B4

background

#F7F7F7

surface

#EDEEEE

border

#C8C9C9

text

#080A09

muted

#7B7C7B

Preview Lab

Preview with #42524A

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

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