#42997C#42997C

#42997C is a light, moderate teal. Relative luminance 0.254; OKLCH L 62.1% C 0.095 H 168.5°. Best body text is #000000 at 6.08:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#42997C
RGB	rgb(66, 153, 124)
HSL	hsl(160, 40%, 43%)
HSV	hsv(160, 57%, 60%)
CMYK	cmyk(56.9%, 0%, 19%, 40%)
CIE-LAB	lab(57.46, -33.41, 7.44)
CIE-LCH	lch(57.46, 34.23, 167.44°)
OKLab	oklab(62.13% -0.0935 0.0191)
OKLCH	oklch(62.13% 0.095 168.5)
XYZ	xyz(17.2744, 25.3943, 23.0561)
Luminance	0.2540 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	neutral
Family	teal

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#42997C #99425F

analogous

#429950 #42997C #428A99

triadic

#42997C #7C4299 #997C42

tetradic

#42997C #504299 #99425F #8A9942

square

#42997C #504299 #99425F #8A9942

split-complementary

#42997C #99428A #995042

monochromatic

#1D4337 #306E59 #42997C #5EBA9B #89CCB6

Accessibility & contrast

On white

3.45

#42997C on #FFFFFF

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

6.08

#42997C on #000000

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#000000 on #42997C

6.08:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##42997C	#FFFFFF	#000000	##000000
##42997C	1.00	3.45	6.08	6.08
#FFFFFF	3.45	1.00	21.00	21.00
#000000	6.08	21.00	1.00	1.00
##000000	6.08	21.00	1.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#958F7B

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#89867E

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#169A91

Achromatopsia (no color)

#8A8A8A

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #42997c;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(66, 153, 124);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(62.1% 0.095 168.5);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#7eb7a1',
    500: '#42997c',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #42997c;
$custom-light: #7eb7a1;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#42997c",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 66,
    "g": 153,
    "b": 124
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 160,
    "s": 39.726,
    "l": 42.941
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.62132,
    "c": 0.09547,
    "h": 168.5
  },
  "luminance": 0.25396
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#42997C

secondary

#B78092

accent

#5880D0

background

#F8FBF9

surface

#EFF6F2

border

#CAD0CC

text

#0A110F

muted

#7C807E

Preview Lab

Preview with #42997C

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

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