#42977E#42977E

#42977E is a mid, moderate teal. Relative luminance 0.248; OKLCH L 61.7% C 0.091 H 171.2°. Best body text is #000000 at 5.96:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#42977E
RGB	rgb(66, 151, 126)
HSL	hsl(162, 39%, 43%)
HSV	hsv(162, 56%, 59%)
CMYK	cmyk(56.3%, 0%, 16.6%, 40.8%)
CIE-LAB	lab(56.88, -31.98, 5.48)
CIE-LCH	lch(56.88, 32.45, 170.28°)
OKLab	oklab(61.68% -0.0903 0.014)
OKLCH	oklch(61.68% 0.091 171.2)
XYZ	xyz(17.0775, 24.7962, 23.6208)
Luminance	0.2480 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	neutral
Family	teal

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#42977E #97425B

analogous

#429753 #42977E #428697

triadic

#42977E #7E4297 #977E42

tetradic

#42977E #534297 #97425B #869742

square

#42977E #534297 #97425B #869742

split-complementary

#42977E #974286 #975342

monochromatic

#1D4237 #2F6C5A #42977E #5EB89E #88CBB7

Accessibility & contrast

On white

3.52

#42977E on #FFFFFF

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

5.96

#42977E on #000000

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#000000 on #42977E

5.96:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##42977E	#FFFFFF	#000000	##000000
##42977E	1.00	3.52	5.96	5.96
#FFFFFF	3.52	1.00	21.00	21.00
#000000	5.96	21.00	1.00	1.00
##000000	5.96	21.00	1.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#938E7D

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#868580

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#159890

Achromatopsia (no color)

#888888

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #42977e;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(66, 151, 126);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(61.7% 0.091 171.2);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#7eb6a3',
    500: '#42977e',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #42977e;
$custom-light: #7eb6a3;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#42977e",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 66,
    "g": 151,
    "b": 126
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 162.353,
    "s": 39.171,
    "l": 42.549
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.61676,
    "c": 0.09135,
    "h": 171.2
  },
  "luminance": 0.24798
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#42977E

secondary

#B67F8F

accent

#597CCF

background

#F8FBFA

surface

#EFF6F3

border

#CAD0CD

text

#0A110F

muted

#7C807F

Preview Lab

Preview with #42977E

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

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