#42997D#42997D

#42997D is a light, moderate teal. Relative luminance 0.254; OKLCH L 62.2% C 0.095 H 169.2°. Best body text is #000000 at 6.08:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#42997D
RGB	rgb(66, 153, 125)
HSL	hsl(161, 40%, 43%)
HSV	hsv(161, 57%, 60%)
CMYK	cmyk(56.9%, 0%, 18.3%, 40%)
CIE-LAB	lab(57.48, -33.17, 6.91)
CIE-LCH	lch(57.48, 33.88, 168.23°)
OKLab	oklab(62.16% -0.0931 0.0177)
OKLCH	oklch(62.16% 0.095 169.2)
XYZ	xyz(17.3379, 25.4197, 23.3909)
Luminance	0.2542 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	neutral
Family	teal

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#42997D #99425E

analogous

#429952 #42997D #428999

triadic

#42997D #7D4299 #997D42

tetradic

#42997D #524299 #99425E #899942

square

#42997D #524299 #99425E #899942

split-complementary

#42997D #994289 #995242

monochromatic

#1D4337 #306E5A #42997D #5EBA9C #89CCB7

Accessibility & contrast

On white

3.45

#42997D on #FFFFFF

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

6.08

#42997D on #000000

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#000000 on #42997D

6.08:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##42997D	#FFFFFF	#000000	##000000
##42997D	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)

#95907C

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#88867F

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#159A91

Achromatopsia (no color)

#8A8A8A

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #42997d;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(66, 153, 125);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(62.2% 0.095 169.2);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#7eb7a2',
    500: '#42997d',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #42997d;
$custom-light: #7eb7a2;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#42997d",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 66,
    "g": 153,
    "b": 125
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 160.69,
    "s": 39.726,
    "l": 42.941
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.62161,
    "c": 0.09473,
    "h": 169.2
  },
  "luminance": 0.25421
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#42997D

secondary

#B78092

accent

#587FD0

background

#F8FBF9

surface

#EFF6F2

border

#CAD0CC

text

#0A110F

muted

#7C807E

Preview Lab

Preview with #42997D

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

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