#197979#197979

#197979 is a mid, moderate teal. Relative luminance 0.153; OKLCH L 52.5% C 0.083 H 194.9°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.18:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#197979
RGB	rgb(25, 121, 121)
HSL	hsl(180, 66%, 29%)
HSV	hsv(180, 79%, 47%)
CMYK	cmyk(79.3%, 0%, 0%, 52.5%)
CIE-LAB	lab(45.99, -25.86, -7.69)
CIE-LCH	lch(45.99, 26.98, 196.56°)
OKLab	oklab(52.47% -0.0803 -0.0214)
OKLCH	oklch(52.47% 0.083 194.9)
XYZ	xyz(10.6879, 15.2606, 20.4677)
Luminance	0.1526 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	teal

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#197979 #791919

analogous

#197949 #197979 #194979

triadic

#197979 #791979 #797919

tetradic

#197979 #491979 #791919 #497919

square

#197979 #491979 #791919 #497919

split-complementary

#197979 #791949 #794919

monochromatic

#051919 #0F4646 #197979 #23ACAC #37D6D6

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.18

#197979 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

4.05

#197979 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #197979

5.18:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##197979	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##197979	1.00	5.18	4.05	5.18
#FFFFFF	5.18	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	4.05	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.18	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#707379

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#63697A

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#007D79

Achromatopsia (no color)

#6D6D6D

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #197979;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(25, 121, 121);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(52.5% 0.083 194.9);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#69a09f',
    500: '#197979',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #197979;
$custom-light: #69a09f;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#197979",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 25,
    "g": 121,
    "b": 121
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 180,
    "s": 65.753,
    "l": 28.627
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.5247,
    "c": 0.08313,
    "h": 194.9
  },
  "luminance": 0.15262
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#197979

secondary

#AE4040

accent

#3F3FE9

background

#F6F9F9

surface

#ECF2F2

border

#C7CCCC

text

#070E0E

muted

#7A7E7E

Preview Lab

Preview with #197979

Body copy rendered with the generated semantic roles for this colour.

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