#42898D#42898D

#42898D is a mid, moderate teal. Relative luminance 0.210; OKLCH L 58.6% C 0.071 H 200.3°. Best body text is #000000 at 5.19:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#42898D
RGB	rgb(66, 137, 141)
HSL	hsl(183, 36%, 41%)
HSV	hsv(183, 53%, 55%)
CMYK	cmyk(53.2%, 2.8%, 0%, 44.7%)
CIE-LAB	lab(52.92, -20.99, -8.96)
CIE-LCH	lch(52.92, 22.83, 203.11°)
OKLab	oklab(58.62% -0.0669 -0.0247)
OKLCH	oklch(58.62% 0.071 200.3)
XYZ	xyz(15.9982, 20.9712, 28.3989)
Luminance	0.2097 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	teal

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#42898D #8D4642

analogous

#428D6B #42898D #42638D

triadic

#42898D #8D4289 #898D42

tetradic

#42898D #6B428D #8D4642 #638D42

square

#42898D #6B428D #8D4642 #638D42

split-complementary

#42898D #8D4263 #8D6B42

monochromatic

#1B383A #2E6063 #42898D #5AADB2 #84C2C5

Accessibility & contrast

On white

4.04

#42898D on #FFFFFF

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

5.19

#42898D on #000000

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#000000 on #42898D

5.19:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##42898D	#FFFFFF	#000000	##000000
##42898D	1.00	4.04	5.19	5.19
#FFFFFF	4.04	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)

#80848D

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#747A8D

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#058D8A

Achromatopsia (no color)

#7E7E7E

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #42898d;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(66, 137, 141);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(58.6% 0.071 200.3);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#7dabae',
    500: '#42898d',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #42898d;
$custom-light: #7dabae;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#42898d",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 66,
    "g": 137,
    "b": 141
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 183.2,
    "s": 36.232,
    "l": 40.588
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.58616,
    "c": 0.07129,
    "h": 200.3
  },
  "luminance": 0.20973
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#42898D

secondary

#B07D7B

accent

#625CCC

background

#F7FAFA

surface

#EEF4F4

border

#C9CECE

text

#0A1010

muted

#7C7F7F

Preview Lab

Preview with #42898D

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

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