#42898C#42898C

#42898C is a mid, moderate teal. Relative luminance 0.209; OKLCH L 58.6% C 0.071 H 199.1°. Best body text is #000000 at 5.19:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#42898C
RGB	rgb(66, 137, 140)
HSL	hsl(182, 36%, 40%)
HSV	hsv(182, 53%, 55%)
CMYK	cmyk(52.9%, 2.1%, 0%, 45.1%)
CIE-LAB	lab(52.89, -21.28, -8.43)
CIE-LCH	lch(52.89, 22.89, 201.61°)
OKLab	oklab(58.58% -0.0673 -0.0233)
OKLCH	oklch(58.58% 0.071 199.1)
XYZ	xyz(15.9241, 20.9416, 28.0088)
Luminance	0.2094 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	teal

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#42898C #8C4542

analogous

#428C6A #42898C #42648C

triadic

#42898C #8C4289 #898C42

tetradic

#42898C #6A428C #8C4542 #648C42

square

#42898C #6A428C #8C4542 #648C42

split-complementary

#42898C #8C4264 #8C6A42

monochromatic

#1B3839 #2E6062 #42898C #5AAEB1 #84C2C5

Accessibility & contrast

On white

4.05

#42898C on #FFFFFF

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

5.19

#42898C on #000000

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#000000 on #42898C

5.19:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##42898C	#FFFFFF	#000000	##000000
##42898C	1.00	4.05	5.19	5.19
#FFFFFF	4.05	1.00	21.00	21.00
#000000	5.19	21.00	1.00	1.00
##000000	5.19	21.00	1.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#81848C

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#747A8C

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#088D8A

Achromatopsia (no color)

#7E7E7E

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #42898c;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(66, 137, 140);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(58.6% 0.071 199.1);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#7dabad',
    500: '#42898c',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #42898c;
$custom-light: #7dabad;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#42898c",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 66,
    "g": 137,
    "b": 140
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 182.432,
    "s": 35.922,
    "l": 40.392
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.58579,
    "c": 0.07122,
    "h": 199.1
  },
  "luminance": 0.20943
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#42898C

secondary

#B07C7A

accent

#605CCC

background

#F7FAFA

surface

#EEF4F4

border

#C9CECE

text

#0A1010

muted

#7C7F7F

Preview Lab

Preview with #42898C

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

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