#42868C#42868C

#42868C is a mid, moderate teal. Relative luminance 0.201; OKLCH L 57.8% C 0.069 H 203.0°. Best body text is #000000 at 5.02:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#42868C
RGB	rgb(66, 134, 140)
HSL	hsl(185, 36%, 40%)
HSV	hsv(185, 53%, 55%)
CMYK	cmyk(52.9%, 4.3%, 0%, 45.1%)
CIE-LAB	lab(51.95, -19.70, -9.83)
CIE-LCH	lch(51.95, 22.01, 206.51°)
OKLab	oklab(57.83% -0.0637 -0.0271)
OKLCH	oklch(57.83% 0.069 203)
XYZ	xyz(15.5036, 20.1005, 27.8686)
Luminance	0.2010 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	teal

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#42868C #8C4842

analogous

#428C6D #42868C #42618C

triadic

#42868C #8C4286 #868C42

tetradic

#42868C #6D428C #8C4842 #618C42

square

#42868C #6D428C #8C4842 #618C42

split-complementary

#42868C #8C4261 #8C6D42

monochromatic

#1B3639 #2E5E62 #42868C #5AAAB1 #84C0C5

Accessibility & contrast

On white

4.18

#42868C on #FFFFFF

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

5.02

#42868C on #000000

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#000000 on #42868C

5.02:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##42868C	#FFFFFF	#000000	##000000
##42868C	1.00	4.18	5.02	5.02
#FFFFFF	4.18	1.00	21.00	21.00
#000000	5.02	21.00	1.00	1.00
##000000	5.02	21.00	1.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#7D818C

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#71788C

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#0B8B88

Achromatopsia (no color)

#7C7C7C

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #42868c;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(66, 134, 140);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(57.8% 0.069 203.0);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#7da9ad',
    500: '#42868c',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #42868c;
$custom-light: #7da9ad;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#42868c",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 66,
    "g": 134,
    "b": 140
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 184.865,
    "s": 35.922,
    "l": 40.392
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.57827,
    "c": 0.06927,
    "h": 203
  },
  "luminance": 0.20102
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#42868C

secondary

#B07F7A

accent

#655CCC

background

#F7FAFA

surface

#EEF4F4

border

#C9CECE

text

#0A1010

muted

#7C7F7F

Preview Lab

Preview with #42868C

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

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