#429BA9#429BA9
#429BA9 is a light, moderate teal. Relative luminance 0.275; OKLCH L 64.1% C 0.086 H 209.3°. Best body text is #000000 at 6.49:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #429BA9 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(66, 155, 169) |
| HSL | hsl(188, 44%, 46%) |
| HSV | hsv(188, 61%, 66%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(60.9%, 8.3%, 0%, 33.7%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(59.40, -22.13, -15.26) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(59.40, 26.88, 214.59°) |
| OKLab | oklab(64.14% -0.0753 -0.0423) |
| OKLCH | oklch(64.14% 0.086 209.3) |
| XYZ | xyz(21.1266, 27.4634, 41.7160) |
| Luminance | 0.2747 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | teal |
Closest named colors
Cadetblue
#5F9EA0
ΔE00 5.11
Turquoise Blue
#06B1C4
ΔE00 6.97
Teal Blue
#01889F
ΔE00 7.64
Sea
#3C9992
ΔE00 8.83
Darkcyan
#008B8B
ΔE00 9.47
Dark Cyan
#0A888A
ΔE00 9.52
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#429BA9 #A95042
analogous
#42A983 #429BA9 #4267A9
triadic
#429BA9 #A9429B #9BA942
tetradic
#429BA9 #8342A9 #A95042 #67A942
square
#429BA9 #8342A9 #A95042 #67A942
split-complementary
#429BA9 #A94267 #A98342
monochromatic
#204A51 #31737D #429BA9 #65B6C3 #91CBD4
Accessibility & contrast
On white
3.23
#429BA9 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
6.49
#429BA9 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#000000 on #429BA9
6.49:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##429BA9 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##429BA9 | 1.00 | 3.23 | 6.49 | 6.49 |
| #FFFFFF | 3.23 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 6.49 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 6.49 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#8E96AA
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#7F8AA9
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#00A29F
Achromatopsia (no color)
#8F8F8F
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #429ba9; /* rgb */ color: rgb(66, 155, 169); /* oklch */ color: oklch(64.1% 0.086 209.3);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#81b8c2',
500: '#429ba9',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #429ba9; $custom-light: #81b8c2; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#429ba9",
"rgb": {
"r": 66,
"g": 155,
"b": 169
},
"hsl": {
"h": 188.155,
"s": 43.83,
"l": 46.078
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.64143,
"c": 0.08637,
"h": 209.3
},
"luminance": 0.27466
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#429BA9
secondary
#C08F87
accent
#6654D4
background
#F8FBFB
surface
#EFF6F7
border
#CAD0D0
text
#0B1112
muted
#7C8081