#42686B#42686B

#42686B is a mid, muted teal. Relative luminance 0.121; OKLCH L 49.0% C 0.043 H 202.2°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.13:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#42686B
RGB	rgb(66, 104, 107)
HSL	hsl(184, 24%, 34%)
HSV	hsv(184, 38%, 42%)
CMYK	cmyk(38.3%, 2.8%, 0%, 58%)
CIE-LAB	lab(41.41, -12.58, -5.96)
CIE-LCH	lch(41.41, 13.92, 205.35°)
OKLab	oklab(49.01% -0.0401 -0.0163)
OKLCH	oklch(49.01% 0.043 202.2)
XYZ	xyz(9.8500, 12.1198, 15.7274)
Luminance	0.1212 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	teal

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#42686B #6B4542

analogous

#426B5A #42686B #42546B

triadic

#42686B #6B4268 #686B42

tetradic

#42686B #5A426B #6B4542 #546B42

square

#42686B #5A426B #6B4542 #546B42

split-complementary

#42686B #6B4254 #6B5A42

monochromatic

#131E1F #2B4345 #42686B #598D91 #7AA9AD

Accessibility & contrast

On white

6.13

#42686B on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.42

#42686B on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #42686B

6.13:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##42686B	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##42686B	1.00	6.13	3.42	6.13
#FFFFFF	6.13	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.42	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	6.13	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#63656B

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#5B5F6B

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#326B69

Achromatopsia (no color)

#626262

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #42686b;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(66, 104, 107);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(49.0% 0.043 202.2);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#789395',
    500: '#42686b',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #42686b;
$custom-light: #789395;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#42686b",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 66,
    "g": 104,
    "b": 107
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 184.39,
    "s": 23.699,
    "l": 33.922
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.4901,
    "c": 0.04332,
    "h": 202.2
  },
  "luminance": 0.1212
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#42686B

secondary

#997370

accent

#6E68C0

background

#F7F9F9

surface

#EDF1F1

border

#C8CBCB

text

#090D0D

muted

#7B7E7E

Preview Lab

Preview with #42686B

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

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