#42725E#42725E

#42725E is a mid, moderate teal. Relative luminance 0.140; OKLCH L 51.2% C 0.062 H 165.5°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.53:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#42725E
RGB	rgb(66, 114, 94)
HSL	hsl(155, 27%, 35%)
HSV	hsv(155, 42%, 45%)
CMYK	cmyk(42.1%, 0%, 17.5%, 55.3%)
CIE-LAB	lab(44.23, -21.37, 6.01)
CIE-LCH	lch(44.23, 22.20, 164.30°)
OKLab	oklab(51.16% -0.06 0.0155)
OKLCH	oklch(51.16% 0.062 165.5)
XYZ	xyz(10.2837, 14.0003, 12.7480)
Luminance	0.1400 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	neutral
Family	teal

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#42725E #724256

analogous

#427246 #42725E #426E72

triadic

#42725E #5E4272 #725E42

tetradic

#42725E #464272 #724256 #6E7242

square

#42725E #464272 #724256 #6E7242

split-complementary

#42725E #72426E #724642

monochromatic

#15241E #2C4B3E #42725E #58997E #7CB39C

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.53

#42725E on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.80

#42725E on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #42725E

5.53:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##42725E	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##42725E	1.00	5.53	3.80	5.53
#FFFFFF	5.53	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.80	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.53	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#706C5D

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#68665F

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#35726C

Achromatopsia (no color)

#696969

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #42725e;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(66, 114, 94);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(51.2% 0.062 165.5);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#799b8b',
    500: '#42725e',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #42725e;
$custom-light: #799b8b;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#42725e",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 66,
    "g": 114,
    "b": 94
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 155,
    "s": 26.667,
    "l": 35.294
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.51156,
    "c": 0.06192,
    "h": 165.5
  },
  "luminance": 0.14001
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#42725E

secondary

#9E7284

accent

#658CC3

background

#F7F9F8

surface

#EDF2F0

border

#C8CCCB

text

#090E0C

muted

#7B7E7D

Preview Lab

Preview with #42725E

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

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