#42524C#42524C

#42524C is a dark, muted teal. Relative luminance 0.077; OKLCH L 42.3% C 0.022 H 170.5°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 8.26:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#42524C
RGB	rgb(66, 82, 76)
HSL	hsl(158, 11%, 29%)
HSV	hsv(158, 20%, 32%)
CMYK	cmyk(19.5%, 0%, 7.3%, 67.8%)
CIE-LAB	lab(33.38, -7.67, 1.45)
CIE-LCH	lch(33.38, 7.80, 169.32°)
OKLab	oklab(42.29% -0.0221 0.0037)
OKLCH	oklch(42.29% 0.022 170.5)
XYZ	xyz(6.5682, 7.7145, 7.9791)
Luminance	0.0771 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	neutral
Family	teal

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#42524C #524248

analogous

#425244 #42524C #425052

triadic

#42524C #4C4252 #524C42

tetradic

#42524C #444252 #524248 #505242

square

#42524C #444252 #524248 #505242

split-complementary

#42524C #524250 #524442

monochromatic

#0E1110 #27302D #42524C #5D746B #7A948A

Accessibility & contrast

On white

8.26

#42524C on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.54

#42524C on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #42524C

8.26:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##42524C	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##42524C	1.00	8.26	2.54	8.26
#FFFFFF	8.26	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.54	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	8.26	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#51504C

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#4E4E4C

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#3F5250

Achromatopsia (no color)

#4E4E4E

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #42524c;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(66, 82, 76);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(42.3% 0.022 170.5);

Tailwind

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

SCSS

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

JSON

{
  "hex": "#42524c",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 66,
    "g": 82,
    "b": 76
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 157.5,
    "s": 10.811,
    "l": 29.02
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.42286,
    "c": 0.02238,
    "h": 170.5
  },
  "luminance": 0.07715
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#42524C

secondary

#816F76

accent

#748CB4

background

#F7F7F7

surface

#EDEEEE

border

#C8C9C9

text

#080A09

muted

#7B7C7B

Preview Lab

Preview with #42524C

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

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