#42999D#42999D

#42999D is a light, moderate teal. Relative luminance 0.264; OKLCH L 63.2% C 0.083 H 199.4°. Best body text is #000000 at 6.28:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#42999D
RGB	rgb(66, 153, 157)
HSL	hsl(183, 41%, 44%)
HSV	hsv(183, 58%, 62%)
CMYK	cmyk(58%, 2.5%, 0%, 38.4%)
CIE-LAB	lab(58.39, -24.64, -9.97)
CIE-LCH	lch(58.39, 26.58, 202.02°)
OKLab	oklab(63.2% -0.0782 -0.0276)
OKLCH	oklch(63.2% 0.083 199.4)
XYZ	xyz(19.7212, 26.3731, 35.9430)
Luminance	0.2637 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	teal

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#42999D #9D4642

analogous

#429D73 #42999D #426B9D

triadic

#42999D #9D4299 #999D42

tetradic

#42999D #73429D #9D4642 #6B9D42

square

#42999D #73429D #9D4642 #6B9D42

split-complementary

#42999D #9D426B #9D7342

monochromatic

#1E4547 #306F72 #42999D #60B8BC #8BCBCE

Accessibility & contrast

On white

3.35

#42999D on #FFFFFF

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

6.28

#42999D on #000000

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#000000 on #42999D

6.28:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##42999D	#FFFFFF	#000000	##000000
##42999D	1.00	3.35	6.28	6.28
#FFFFFF	3.35	1.00	21.00	21.00
#000000	6.28	21.00	1.00	1.00
##000000	6.28	21.00	1.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#8F939D

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#80889E

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#009E9A

Achromatopsia (no color)

#8C8C8C

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #42999d;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(66, 153, 157);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(63.2% 0.083 199.4);

Tailwind

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

SCSS

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

JSON

{
  "hex": "#42999d",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 66,
    "g": 153,
    "b": 157
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 182.637,
    "s": 40.807,
    "l": 43.725
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.63196,
    "c": 0.08296,
    "h": 199.4
  },
  "luminance": 0.26375
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#42999D

secondary

#B98482

accent

#5C57D1

background

#F8FBFB

surface

#EFF6F6

border

#CAD0D0

text

#0B1111

muted

#7C8080

Preview Lab

Preview with #42999D

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

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