#42996F#42996F
#42996F is a mid, moderate teal. Relative luminance 0.251; OKLCH L 61.8% C 0.106 H 159.9°. Best body text is #000000 at 6.02:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #42996F |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(66, 153, 111) |
| HSL | hsl(151, 40%, 43%) |
| HSV | hsv(151, 57%, 60%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(56.9%, 0%, 27.5%, 40%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(57.16, -36.39, 14.36) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(57.16, 39.12, 158.46°) |
| OKLab | oklab(61.79% -0.0998 0.0366) |
| OKLCH | oklch(61.79% 0.106 159.9) |
| XYZ | xyz(16.5058, 25.0869, 19.0083) |
| Luminance | 0.2509 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | neutral |
| Family | teal |
Closest named colors
Ocean Green
#3D9973
ΔE00 1.35
Viridian
#1E9167
ΔE00 3.99
Teal Green
#25A36F
ΔE00 4.05
Greenish
#40A368
ΔE00 4.73
Bluish Green
#10A674
ΔE00 4.96
Jade
#1FA774
ΔE00 5.00
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#42996F #99426C
analogous
#429943 #42996F #429899
triadic
#42996F #6F4299 #996F42
tetradic
#42996F #434299 #99426C #989942
square
#42996F #434299 #99426C #989942
split-complementary
#42996F #994298 #994342
monochromatic
#1D4331 #306E50 #42996F #5EBA8E #89CCAC
Accessibility & contrast
On white
3.49
#42996F on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
6.02
#42996F on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#000000 on #42996F
6.02:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##42996F | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##42996F | 1.00 | 3.49 | 6.02 | 6.02 |
| #FFFFFF | 3.49 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 6.02 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 6.02 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#978E6D
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#8B8672
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#21988E
Achromatopsia (no color)
#898989
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #42996f; /* rgb */ color: rgb(66, 153, 111); /* oklch */ color: oklch(61.8% 0.106 159.9);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#7eb798',
500: '#42996f',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #42996f; $custom-light: #7eb798; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#42996f",
"rgb": {
"r": 66,
"g": 153,
"b": 111
},
"hsl": {
"h": 151.034,
"s": 39.726,
"l": 42.941
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.61791,
"c": 0.10633,
"h": 159.9
},
"luminance": 0.25088
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#42996F
secondary
#B7809A
accent
#5892D0
background
#F8FBF9
surface
#EFF6F2
border
#CAD0CC
text
#0A110D
muted
#7C807E