#42856F#42856F

#42856F is a mid, moderate teal. Relative luminance 0.191; OKLCH L 56.6% C 0.077 H 169.8°. Best body text is #000000 at 4.82:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX#42856F
RGBrgb(66, 133, 111)
HSLhsl(160, 34%, 39%)
HSVhsv(160, 50%, 52%)
CMYKcmyk(50.4%, 0%, 16.5%, 47.8%)
CIE-LABlab(50.78, -26.96, 5.36)
CIE-LCHlch(50.78, 27.48, 168.76°)
OKLaboklab(56.6% -0.076 0.0137)
OKLCHoklch(56.6% 0.077 169.8)
XYZxyz(13.5023, 19.0799, 18.0071)
Luminance0.1908 (WCAG relative)
Temperatureneutral
Familyteal

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary
#42856F #854258
analogous
#42854E #42856F #427A85
triadic
#42856F #6F4285 #856F42
tetradic
#42856F #4E4285 #854258 #7A8542
square
#42856F #4E4285 #854258 #7A8542
split-complementary
#42856F #85427A #854E42
monochromatic
#19332B #2E5C4D #42856F #58AC91 #81C0AC

Accessibility & contrast

On white

4.36
#42856F on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

4.82
#42856F on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#000000 on #42856F
4.82:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg##42856F#FFFFFF#000000##000000
##42856F1.004.364.824.82
#FFFFFF4.361.0021.0021.00
#0000004.8221.001.001.00
##0000004.8221.001.001.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)
#827D6E
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#777670
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#29867F
Achromatopsia (no color)
#797979

Design tokens & code

CSS
--color: #42856f;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(66, 133, 111);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(56.6% 0.077 169.8);
Tailwind
colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#7ba998',
    500: '#42856f',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}
SCSS
$custom: #42856f;
$custom-light: #7ba998;
$custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
  "hex": "#42856f",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 66,
    "g": 133,
    "b": 111
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 160.299,
    "s": 33.668,
    "l": 39.02
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.56599,
    "c": 0.07727,
    "h": 169.8
  },
  "luminance": 0.19081
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary
#42856F
secondary
#AB7889
accent
#5E81CA
background
#F7FAF9
surface
#EEF4F2
border
#C9CECC
text
#0A100D
muted
#7C7F7E

Preview Lab

Preview with #42856F

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

Preview Lab → · Contrast checker → · Palette generator →

#42856F Color — HEX, RGB, HSL, OKLCH & Contrast — Tintiva