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#42889A Color

#42889A is rgb(66, 136, 154) in RGB, hsl(192, 40%, 43%) in HSL, and about cmyk(57%, 12%, 0%, 40%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Teal Blue (#367588), clearly related but distinguishable side by side at ΔE 7.4. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#42889A
HEX#42889A
RGBrgb(66, 136, 154)
HSLhsl(192, 40%, 43%)
HSVhsv(192, 57%, 60%)
CMYKcmyk(57%, 12%, 0%, 40%)
OKLCHoklch(58.9% 0.075 216.9)
LABlab(52.75% -18.87 -16.75)
LCHlch(52.75% 25.23 221.60)

What #42889A Is Called

Most hex codes have no name: there are 16.7 million of them and a few thousand registered names. These are the named colors nearest to #42889A, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Browse the full index of named colors A-Z or every teal in the library.

#42889A Channel Values

How #42889A breaks down in each color model. Hue is measured in degrees around the color wheel; saturation, lightness, and the CMYK inks are percentages.

ModelChannelsNotes
RGBR 66 · G 136 · B 1548-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 192° · S 40% · L 43%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 192° · S 57% · V 60%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 57% · M 12% · Y 0% · K 40%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance4.02:1 vs white · 5.22:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #42889A background. AA requires 4.5:1 for normal text and 3:1 for large text; AAA requires 7:1. Contrast is one check, not a full accessibility review.

Fails AAWhite text4.02:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text5.22:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

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Colors That Go With #42889A

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #42889A; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

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Tints & Shades of #42889A

Lighter tints and darker shades built by moving the lightness channel while holding hue and saturation, which is what you want for hover states, backgrounds, and text variants.

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Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #42889A.

How #42889A Looks with Color Vision Deficiency

Simulated with the Viénot, Brettel & Mollon LMS projection model. Anomalous types are rendered as partial versions of the matching dichromacy, which is an approximation rather than a per-person clinical model.

Typical#42889A
Protanopia#7F7F9A
Protanomaly#6C839A
Deuteranopia#76769B
Deuteranomaly#657E9B
Tritanopia#3C8A8A
Tritanomaly#3E8991
Achromatopsia#7F7F7F

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #42889A in Code

Copy-ready declarations for the places this color usually ends up.

CSS custom property--color-42889a: #42889A;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #42889A;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-42889a': '#42889A' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.259, green: 0.533, blue: 0.604)
Android XML<color name="color_42889a">#42889A</color>
SVG fillfill="#42889A"

More Teal Colors

#42889A sits in the teal family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

#42889A Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #42889A?

#42889A is a mid-tone teal — rgb(66, 136, 154) in RGB and hsl(192, 40%, 43%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Teal Blue (#367588), which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side at a CIE76 distance of 7.4.

What is the RGB value of #42889A?

#42889A is rgb(66, 136, 154) — red 66, green 136, and blue 154 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #42889A?

#42889A converts to approximately cmyk(57%, 12%, 0%, 40%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #42889A be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #42889A scores 4.02:1 against white and 5.22:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #42889A as a CSS color keyword?

No. #42889A is not one of the CSS color keywords, so it has to be written as a hex, rgb() or hsl() value. The closest keyword is cadetblue (#5F9EA0) at a CIE76 distance of 12.29, which is visibly different.

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