#42796F#42796F

#42796F is a mid, moderate teal. Relative luminance 0.160; OKLCH L 53.5% C 0.061 H 180.8°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.00:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#42796F
RGB	rgb(66, 121, 111)
HSL	hsl(169, 29%, 37%)
HSV	hsv(169, 45%, 47%)
CMYK	cmyk(45.5%, 0%, 8.3%, 52.5%)
CIE-LAB	lab(46.95, -20.83, -0.19)
CIE-LCH	lch(46.95, 20.83, 180.52°)
OKLab	oklab(53.5% -0.0609 -0.0008)
OKLCH	oklch(53.5% 0.061 180.8)
XYZ	xyz(11.9522, 15.9798, 17.4904)
Luminance	0.1598 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	teal

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#42796F #79424C

analogous

#427954 #42796F #426879

triadic

#42796F #6F4279 #796F42

tetradic

#42796F #544279 #79424C #687942

square

#42796F #544279 #79424C #687942

split-complementary

#42796F #794268 #795442

monochromatic

#172A26 #2C514B #42796F #58A193 #7DB8AD

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.00

#42796F on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

4.20

#42796F on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #42796F

5.00:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##42796F	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##42796F	1.00	5.00	4.20	5.00
#FFFFFF	5.00	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	4.20	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.00	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#75736F

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#6B6C70

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#2C7B76

Achromatopsia (no color)

#6F6F6F

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #42796f;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(66, 121, 111);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(53.5% 0.061 180.8);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#7aa098',
    500: '#42796f',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #42796f;
$custom-light: #7aa098;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#42796f",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 66,
    "g": 121,
    "b": 111
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 169.091,
    "s": 29.412,
    "l": 36.667
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.535,
    "c": 0.06091,
    "h": 180.8
  },
  "luminance": 0.15981
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#42796F

secondary

#A3747C

accent

#6274C6

background

#F7F9F9

surface

#EEF2F2

border

#C9CCCC

text

#090E0D

muted

#7B7E7E

Preview Lab

Preview with #42796F

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

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