#42999C#42999C

#42999C is a light, moderate teal. Relative luminance 0.263; OKLCH L 63.2% C 0.083 H 198.4°. Best body text is #000000 at 6.27:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#42999C
RGB	rgb(66, 153, 156)
HSL	hsl(182, 41%, 44%)
HSV	hsv(182, 58%, 61%)
CMYK	cmyk(57.7%, 1.9%, 0%, 38.8%)
CIE-LAB	lab(58.36, -24.93, -9.44)
CIE-LCH	lch(58.36, 26.65, 200.75°)
OKLab	oklab(63.16% -0.0787 -0.0261)
OKLCH	oklch(63.16% 0.083 198.4)
XYZ	xyz(19.6362, 26.3391, 35.4952)
Luminance	0.2634 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	teal

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#42999C #9C4542

analogous

#429C72 #42999C #426C9C

triadic

#42999C #9C4299 #999C42

tetradic

#42999C #72429C #9C4542 #6C9C42

square

#42999C #72429C #9C4542 #6C9C42

split-complementary

#42999C #9C426C #9C7242

monochromatic

#1E4546 #306F71 #42999C #60B9BC #8BCCCE

Accessibility & contrast

On white

3.35

#42999C on #FFFFFF

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

6.27

#42999C on #000000

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#000000 on #42999C

6.27:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##42999C	#FFFFFF	#000000	##000000
##42999C	1.00	3.35	6.27	6.27
#FFFFFF	3.35	1.00	21.00	21.00
#000000	6.27	21.00	1.00	1.00
##000000	6.27	21.00	1.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#8F939C

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#81889D

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#009E9A

Achromatopsia (no color)

#8C8C8C

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #42999c;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(66, 153, 156);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(63.2% 0.083 198.4);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#80b7b9',
    500: '#42999c',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #42999c;
$custom-light: #80b7b9;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#42999c",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 66,
    "g": 153,
    "b": 156
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 182,
    "s": 40.541,
    "l": 43.529
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.6316,
    "c": 0.08291,
    "h": 198.4
  },
  "luminance": 0.26341
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#42999C

secondary

#B98381

accent

#5B57D0

background

#F8FBFB

surface

#EFF6F6

border

#CAD0D0

text

#0B1111

muted

#7C8080

Preview Lab

Preview with #42999C

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

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