#429EA6#429EA6
#429EA6 is a light, moderate teal. Relative luminance 0.284; OKLCH L 64.8% C 0.087 H 203.1°. Best body text is #000000 at 6.67:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #429EA6 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(66, 158, 166) |
| HSL | hsl(185, 43%, 45%) |
| HSV | hsv(185, 60%, 65%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(60.2%, 4.8%, 0%, 34.9%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(60.22, -24.56, -12.33) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(60.22, 27.48, 206.67°) |
| OKLab | oklab(64.77% -0.0799 -0.0341) |
| OKLCH | oklch(64.77% 0.087 203.1) |
| XYZ | xyz(21.3537, 28.3630, 40.4182) |
| Luminance | 0.2837 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | teal |
Closest named colors
Cadetblue
#5F9EA0
ΔE00 3.71
Sea
#3C9992
ΔE00 6.52
Turquoise Blue
#06B1C4
ΔE00 6.67
Darkcyan
#008B8B
ΔE00 8.52
Dark Cyan
#0A888A
ΔE00 8.93
Lightseagreen
#20B2AA
ΔE00 9.08
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#429EA6 #A64A42
analogous
#42A67C #429EA6 #426CA6
triadic
#429EA6 #A6429E #9EA642
tetradic
#429EA6 #7C42A6 #A64A42 #6CA642
square
#429EA6 #7C42A6 #A64A42 #6CA642
split-complementary
#429EA6 #A6426C #A67C42
monochromatic
#1F4B4E #31747A #429EA6 #64BAC1 #90CDD3
Accessibility & contrast
On white
3.15
#429EA6 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
6.67
#429EA6 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#000000 on #429EA6
6.67:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##429EA6 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##429EA6 | 1.00 | 3.15 | 6.67 | 6.67 |
| #FFFFFF | 3.15 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 6.67 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 6.67 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#9398A7
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#838CA6
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#00A4A0
Achromatopsia (no color)
#919191
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #429ea6; /* rgb */ color: rgb(66, 158, 166); /* oklch */ color: oklch(64.8% 0.087 203.1);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#81bbc0',
500: '#429ea6',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #429ea6; $custom-light: #81bbc0; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#429ea6",
"rgb": {
"r": 66,
"g": 158,
"b": 166
},
"hsl": {
"h": 184.8,
"s": 43.103,
"l": 45.49
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.64766,
"c": 0.08687,
"h": 203.1
},
"luminance": 0.28365
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#429EA6
secondary
#BE8A86
accent
#5F55D3
background
#F8FBFB
surface
#EFF6F7
border
#CAD0D0
text
#0B1212
muted
#7C8181