#42927E#42927E

#42927E is a mid, moderate teal. Relative luminance 0.232; OKLCH L 60.4% C 0.085 H 174.6°. Best body text is #000000 at 5.64:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#42927E
RGB	rgb(66, 146, 126)
HSL	hsl(165, 38%, 42%)
HSV	hsv(165, 55%, 57%)
CMYK	cmyk(54.8%, 0%, 13.7%, 42.7%)
CIE-LAB	lab(55.30, -29.59, 3.20)
CIE-LCH	lch(55.30, 29.76, 173.82°)
OKLab	oklab(60.4% -0.0844 0.008)
OKLCH	oklch(60.4% 0.085 174.6)
XYZ	xyz(16.2899, 23.2209, 23.3582)
Luminance	0.2322 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	teal

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#42927E #924256

analogous

#429256 #42927E #427E92

triadic

#42927E #7E4292 #927E42

tetradic

#42927E #564292 #924256 #7E9242

square

#42927E #564292 #924256 #7E9242

split-complementary

#42927E #92427E #925642

monochromatic

#1C3E35 #2F685A #42927E #5CB59F #86C8B8

Accessibility & contrast

On white

3.72

#42927E on #FFFFFF

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

5.64

#42927E on #000000

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#000000 on #42927E

5.64:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##42927E	#FFFFFF	#000000	##000000
##42927E	1.00	3.72	5.64	5.64
#FFFFFF	3.72	1.00	21.00	21.00
#000000	5.64	21.00	1.00	1.00
##000000	5.64	21.00	1.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#8D8A7D

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#81817F

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#18948C

Achromatopsia (no color)

#848484

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #42927e;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(66, 146, 126);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(60.4% 0.085 174.6);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#7db2a3',
    500: '#42927e',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #42927e;
$custom-light: #7db2a3;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#42927e",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 66,
    "g": 146,
    "b": 126
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 165,
    "s": 37.736,
    "l": 41.569
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.60395,
    "c": 0.08483,
    "h": 174.6
  },
  "luminance": 0.23222
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#42927E

secondary

#B37D8A

accent

#5A77CE

background

#F7FBFA

surface

#EEF6F3

border

#C9D0CD

text

#0A110F

muted

#7C807F

Preview Lab

Preview with #42927E

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

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