#42979A#42979A

#42979A is a light, moderate teal. Relative luminance 0.256; OKLCH L 62.6% C 0.082 H 198.4°. Best body text is #000000 at 6.12:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#42979A
RGB	rgb(66, 151, 154)
HSL	hsl(182, 40%, 43%)
HSV	hsv(182, 57%, 60%)
CMYK	cmyk(57.1%, 1.9%, 0%, 39.6%)
CIE-LAB	lab(57.68, -24.49, -9.32)
CIE-LCH	lch(57.68, 26.20, 200.84°)
OKLab	oklab(62.59% -0.0773 -0.0258)
OKLCH	oklch(62.59% 0.082 198.4)
XYZ	xyz(19.1437, 25.6227, 34.5024)
Luminance	0.2562 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	teal

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#42979A #9A4542

analogous

#429A71 #42979A #426B9A

triadic

#42979A #9A4297 #979A42

tetradic

#42979A #71429A #9A4542 #6B9A42

square

#42979A #71429A #9A4542 #6B9A42

split-complementary

#42979A #9A426B #9A7142

monochromatic

#1D4344 #306D6F #42979A #5FB7BA #8ACACD

Accessibility & contrast

On white

3.43

#42979A on #FFFFFF

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

6.12

#42979A on #000000

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#000000 on #42979A

6.12:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##42979A	#FFFFFF	#000000	##000000
##42979A	1.00	3.43	6.12	6.12
#FFFFFF	3.43	1.00	21.00	21.00
#000000	6.12	21.00	1.00	1.00
##000000	6.12	21.00	1.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#8D919A

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#7F869B

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#009C98

Achromatopsia (no color)

#8B8B8B

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #42979a;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(66, 151, 154);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(62.6% 0.082 198.4);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#80b6b7',
    500: '#42979a',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #42979a;
$custom-light: #80b6b7;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#42979a",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 66,
    "g": 151,
    "b": 154
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 182.045,
    "s": 40,
    "l": 43.137
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.6259,
    "c": 0.0815,
    "h": 198.4
  },
  "luminance": 0.25625
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#42979A

secondary

#B88280

accent

#5C58D0

background

#F8FBFB

surface

#EFF6F6

border

#CAD0D0

text

#0B1111

muted

#7C8080

Preview Lab

Preview with #42979A

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

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