#427A72#427A72

#427A72 is a mid, moderate teal. Relative luminance 0.163; OKLCH L 53.9% C 0.061 H 183.8°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 4.93:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#427A72
RGB	rgb(66, 122, 114)
HSL	hsl(171, 30%, 37%)
HSV	hsv(171, 46%, 48%)
CMYK	cmyk(45.9%, 0%, 6.6%, 52.2%)
CIE-LAB	lab(47.35, -20.57, -1.37)
CIE-LCH	lch(47.35, 20.61, 183.82°)
OKLab	oklab(53.86% -0.0608 -0.004)
OKLCH	oklch(53.86% 0.061 183.8)
XYZ	xyz(12.2424, 16.2913, 18.4157)
Luminance	0.1629 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	teal

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#427A72 #7A424A

analogous

#427A56 #427A72 #42667A

triadic

#427A72 #72427A #7A7242

tetradic

#427A72 #56427A #7A424A #667A42

square

#427A72 #56427A #7A424A #667A42

split-complementary

#427A72 #7A4266 #7A5642

monochromatic

#172B28 #2D524D #427A72 #57A297 #7DB9B0

Accessibility & contrast

On white

4.93

#427A72 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

4.26

#427A72 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #427A72

4.93:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##427A72	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##427A72	1.00	4.93	4.26	4.93
#FFFFFF	4.93	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	4.26	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	4.93	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#757472

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#6C6D73

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#2A7C77

Achromatopsia (no color)

#707070

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #427a72;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(66, 122, 114);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(53.9% 0.061 183.8);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#7aa09a',
    500: '#427a72',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #427a72;
$custom-light: #7aa09a;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#427a72",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 66,
    "g": 122,
    "b": 114
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 171.429,
    "s": 29.787,
    "l": 36.863
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.53857,
    "c": 0.0609,
    "h": 183.8
  },
  "luminance": 0.16292
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#427A72

secondary

#A4747B

accent

#6270C6

background

#F7F9F9

surface

#EEF2F2

border

#C9CCCC

text

#090F0E

muted

#7B7E7E

Preview Lab

Preview with #427A72

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

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