#217979#217979

#217979 is a mid, moderate teal. Relative luminance 0.154; OKLCH L 52.6% C 0.080 H 195.0°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.15:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#217979
RGB	rgb(33, 121, 121)
HSL	hsl(180, 57%, 30%)
HSV	hsv(180, 73%, 47%)
CMYK	cmyk(72.7%, 0%, 0%, 52.5%)
CIE-LAB	lab(46.15, -24.85, -7.44)
CIE-LCH	lch(46.15, 25.94, 196.67°)
OKLab	oklab(52.64% -0.0772 -0.0207)
OKLCH	oklch(52.64% 0.08 195)
XYZ	xyz(10.9142, 15.3773, 20.4783)
Luminance	0.1538 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	teal

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#217979 #792121

analogous

#21794D #217979 #214D79

triadic

#217979 #792179 #797921

tetradic

#217979 #4D2179 #792121 #4D7921

square

#217979 #4D2179 #792121 #4D7921

split-complementary

#217979 #79214D #794D21

monochromatic

#071919 #144949 #217979 #2EA9A9 #47CDCD

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.15

#217979 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

4.08

#217979 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #217979

5.15:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##217979	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##217979	1.00	5.15	4.08	5.15
#FFFFFF	5.15	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	4.08	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.15	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#717379

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#64697A

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#007D79

Achromatopsia (no color)

#6D6D6D

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #217979;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(33, 121, 121);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(52.6% 0.080 195.0);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#6ba09f',
    500: '#217979',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #217979;
$custom-light: #6ba09f;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#217979",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 33,
    "g": 121,
    "b": 121
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 180,
    "s": 57.143,
    "l": 30.196
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.52644,
    "c": 0.07989,
    "h": 195
  },
  "luminance": 0.15379
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#217979

secondary

#AC4A4A

accent

#4747E0

background

#F6F9F9

surface

#ECF2F2

border

#C7CCCC

text

#080E0E

muted

#7A7E7E

Preview Lab

Preview with #217979

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

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