#429FAE#429FAE
#429FAE is a light, moderate teal. Relative luminance 0.290; OKLCH L 65.3% C 0.089 H 209.7°. Best body text is #000000 at 6.80:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #429FAE |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(66, 159, 174) |
| HSL | hsl(188, 45%, 47%) |
| HSV | hsv(188, 62%, 68%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(62.1%, 8.6%, 0%, 31.8%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(60.79, -22.69, -15.98) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(60.79, 27.75, 215.17°) |
| OKLab | oklab(65.32% -0.0776 -0.0443) |
| OKLCH | oklch(65.32% 0.089 209.7) |
| XYZ | xyz(22.2817, 29.0082, 44.4611) |
| Luminance | 0.2901 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | teal |
Closest named colors
Cadetblue
#5F9EA0
ΔE00 5.29
Turquoise Blue
#06B1C4
ΔE00 5.78
Teal Blue
#01889F
ΔE00 8.65
Greyblue
#77A1B5
ΔE00 9.22
Sea
#3C9992
ΔE00 9.31
Darkcyan
#008B8B
ΔE00 10.44
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#429FAE #AE5142
analogous
#42AE87 #429FAE #4269AE
triadic
#429FAE #AE429F #9FAE42
tetradic
#429FAE #8742AE #AE5142 #69AE42
square
#429FAE #8742AE #AE5142 #69AE42
split-complementary
#429FAE #AE4269 #AE8742
monochromatic
#204E55 #317682 #429FAE #68B9C6 #94CDD6
Accessibility & contrast
On white
3.09
#429FAE on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
6.80
#429FAE on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#000000 on #429FAE
6.80:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##429FAE | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##429FAE | 1.00 | 3.09 | 6.80 | 6.80 |
| #FFFFFF | 3.09 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 6.80 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 6.80 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#9299AF
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#828EAE
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#00A6A3
Achromatopsia (no color)
#939393
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #429fae; /* rgb */ color: rgb(66, 159, 174); /* oklch */ color: oklch(65.3% 0.089 209.7);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#82bbc6',
500: '#429fae',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #429fae; $custom-light: #82bbc6; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#429fae",
"rgb": {
"r": 66,
"g": 159,
"b": 174
},
"hsl": {
"h": 188.333,
"s": 45,
"l": 47.059
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.65317,
"c": 0.08936,
"h": 209.7
},
"luminance": 0.29011
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#429FAE
secondary
#C2928A
accent
#6553D5
background
#F8FBFC
surface
#F0F6F8
border
#CBD0D1
text
#0B1213
muted
#7C8182