#429BAB#429BAB
#429BAB is a light, moderate teal. Relative luminance 0.275; OKLCH L 64.2% C 0.087 H 211.2°. Best body text is #000000 at 6.51:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #429BAB |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(66, 155, 171) |
| HSL | hsl(189, 44%, 46%) |
| HSV | hsv(189, 61%, 67%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(61.4%, 9.4%, 0%, 32.9%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(59.47, -21.52, -16.29) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(59.47, 26.99, 217.12°) |
| OKLab | oklab(64.22% -0.0745 -0.0452) |
| OKLCH | oklch(64.22% 0.087 211.2) |
| XYZ | xyz(21.3158, 27.5390, 42.7124) |
| Luminance | 0.2754 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | teal |
Closest named colors
Cadetblue
#5F9EA0
ΔE00 5.69
Turquoise Blue
#06B1C4
ΔE00 6.99
Teal Blue
#01889F
ΔE00 7.44
Greyblue
#77A1B5
ΔE00 9.03
Sea
#3C9992
ΔE00 9.62
Dark Cyan
#0A888A
ΔE00 10.04
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#429BAB #AB5242
analogous
#42AB87 #429BAB #4267AB
triadic
#429BAB #AB429B #9BAB42
tetradic
#429BAB #8742AB #AB5242 #67AB42
square
#429BAB #8742AB #AB5242 #67AB42
split-complementary
#429BAB #AB4267 #AB8742
monochromatic
#204B53 #31737F #429BAB #66B6C4 #92CBD5
Accessibility & contrast
On white
3.23
#429BAB on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
6.51
#429BAB on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#000000 on #429BAB
6.51:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##429BAB | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##429BAB | 1.00 | 3.23 | 6.51 | 6.51 |
| #FFFFFF | 3.23 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 6.51 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 6.51 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#8E96AC
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#7E8AAB
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#00A2A0
Achromatopsia (no color)
#8F8F8F
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #429bab; /* rgb */ color: rgb(66, 155, 171); /* oklch */ color: oklch(64.2% 0.087 211.2);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#82b8c4',
500: '#429bab',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #429bab; $custom-light: #82b8c4; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#429bab",
"rgb": {
"r": 66,
"g": 155,
"b": 171
},
"hsl": {
"h": 189.143,
"s": 44.304,
"l": 46.471
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.64222,
"c": 0.0871,
"h": 211.2
},
"luminance": 0.27541
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#429BAB
secondary
#C09188
accent
#6754D4
background
#F8FBFC
surface
#F0F6F8
border
#CBD0D1
text
#0B1112
muted
#7C8081