#42999A#42999A

#42999A is a light, moderate teal. Relative luminance 0.263; OKLCH L 63.1% C 0.083 H 196.3°. Best body text is #000000 at 6.25:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#42999A
RGB	rgb(66, 153, 154)
HSL	hsl(181, 40%, 43%)
HSV	hsv(181, 57%, 60%)
CMYK	cmyk(57.1%, 0.6%, 0%, 39.6%)
CIE-LAB	lab(58.29, -25.50, -8.40)
CIE-LCH	lch(58.29, 26.85, 198.23°)
OKLab	oklab(63.09% -0.0796 -0.0233)
OKLCH	oklch(63.09% 0.083 196.3)
XYZ	xyz(19.4683, 26.2719, 34.6106)
Luminance	0.2627 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	teal

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#42999A #9A4342

analogous

#429A6F #42999A #426D9A

triadic

#42999A #9A4299 #999A42

tetradic

#42999A #6F429A #9A4342 #6D9A42

square

#42999A #6F429A #9A4342 #6D9A42

split-complementary

#42999A #9A426D #9A6F42

monochromatic

#1D4444 #306E6F #42999A #5FB9BA #8ACCCD

Accessibility & contrast

On white

3.36

#42999A on #FFFFFF

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

6.25

#42999A on #000000

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#000000 on #42999A

6.25:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##42999A	#FFFFFF	#000000	##000000
##42999A	1.00	3.36	6.25	6.25
#FFFFFF	3.36	1.00	21.00	21.00
#000000	6.25	21.00	1.00	1.00
##000000	6.25	21.00	1.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#90929A

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#81889B

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#009E99

Achromatopsia (no color)

#8C8C8C

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #42999a;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(66, 153, 154);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(63.1% 0.083 196.3);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#80b7b7',
    500: '#42999a',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #42999a;
$custom-light: #80b7b7;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#42999a",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 66,
    "g": 153,
    "b": 154
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 180.682,
    "s": 40,
    "l": 43.137
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.63088,
    "c": 0.0829,
    "h": 196.3
  },
  "luminance": 0.26274
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#42999A

secondary

#B88180

accent

#5958D0

background

#F8FBFB

surface

#EFF6F6

border

#CAD0D0

text

#0B1111

muted

#7C8080

Preview Lab

Preview with #42999A

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

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