#427C7C#427C7C
#427C7C is a mid, moderate teal. Relative luminance 0.170; OKLCH L 54.7% C 0.061 H 195.5°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 4.77:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #427C7C |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(66, 124, 124) |
| HSL | hsl(180, 31%, 37%) |
| HSV | hsv(180, 47%, 49%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(46.8%, 0%, 0%, 51.4%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(48.29, -18.92, -5.90) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(48.29, 19.82, 197.33°) |
| OKLab | oklab(54.72% -0.0587 -0.0163) |
| OKLCH | oklch(54.72% 0.061 195.5) |
| XYZ | xyz(13.0911, 17.0277, 21.6617) |
| Luminance | 0.1703 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | teal |
Closest named colors
Teal
#008080
ΔE00 5.14
Deep Aqua
#08787F
ΔE00 5.15
Bluegreen
#017A79
ΔE00 5.29
Deep Turquoise
#017374
ΔE00 6.10
Dark Cyan
#0A888A
ΔE00 6.11
Dark Aquamarine
#017371
ΔE00 6.44
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#427C7C #7C4242
analogous
#427C5F #427C7C #425F7C
triadic
#427C7C #7C427C #7C7C42
tetradic
#427C7C #5F427C #7C4242 #5F7C42
square
#427C7C #5F427C #7C4242 #5F7C42
split-complementary
#427C7C #7C425F #7C5F42
monochromatic
#172C2C #2D5454 #427C7C #57A4A4 #7EBABA
Accessibility & contrast
On white
4.77
#427C7C on #FFFFFF
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
4.41
#427C7C on #000000
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#FFFFFF on #427C7C
4.77:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##427C7C | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##FFFFFF |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##427C7C | 1.00 | 4.77 | 4.41 | 4.77 |
| #FFFFFF | 4.77 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
| #000000 | 4.41 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 21.00 |
| ##FFFFFF | 4.77 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#75777C
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#6B6F7C
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#237F7C
Achromatopsia (no color)
#737373
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #427c7c; /* rgb */ color: rgb(66, 124, 124); /* oklch */ color: oklch(54.7% 0.061 195.5);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#7ba2a1',
500: '#427c7c',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #427c7c; $custom-light: #7ba2a1; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#427c7c",
"rgb": {
"r": 66,
"g": 124,
"b": 124
},
"hsl": {
"h": 180,
"s": 30.526,
"l": 37.255
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.54716,
"c": 0.06088,
"h": 195.5
},
"luminance": 0.17029
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#427C7C
secondary
#A57575
accent
#6161C7
background
#F7FAF9
surface
#EEF3F2
border
#C9CDCC
text
#0A0F0F
muted
#7C7F7E