#257979#257979

#257979 is a mid, moderate teal. Relative luminance 0.154; OKLCH L 52.7% C 0.078 H 195.1°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.13:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#257979
RGB	rgb(37, 121, 121)
HSL	hsl(180, 53%, 31%)
HSV	hsv(180, 69%, 47%)
CMYK	cmyk(69.4%, 0%, 0%, 52.5%)
CIE-LAB	lab(46.24, -24.25, -7.29)
CIE-LCH	lch(46.24, 25.32, 196.73°)
OKLab	oklab(52.75% -0.0753 -0.0202)
OKLCH	oklch(52.75% 0.078 195.1)
XYZ	xyz(11.0500, 15.4473, 20.4847)
Luminance	0.1545 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	teal

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#257979 #792525

analogous

#25794F #257979 #254F79

triadic

#257979 #792579 #797925

tetradic

#257979 #4F2579 #792525 #4F7925

square

#257979 #4F2579 #792525 #4F7925

split-complementary

#257979 #79254F #794F25

monochromatic

#081B1B #174A4A #257979 #33A8A8 #4FC9C9

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.13

#257979 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

4.09

#257979 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #257979

5.13:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##257979	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##257979	1.00	5.13	4.09	5.13
#FFFFFF	5.13	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	4.09	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.13	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#717379

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#646A7A

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#007D79

Achromatopsia (no color)

#6E6E6E

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #257979;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(37, 121, 121);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(52.7% 0.078 195.1);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#6da09f',
    500: '#257979',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #257979;
$custom-light: #6da09f;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#257979",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 37,
    "g": 121,
    "b": 121
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 180,
    "s": 53.165,
    "l": 30.98
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.52747,
    "c": 0.07798,
    "h": 195.1
  },
  "luminance": 0.15449
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#257979

secondary

#AB4E4E

accent

#4B4BDD

background

#F7F9F9

surface

#EDF2F2

border

#C8CCCC

text

#080E0E

muted

#7B7E7E

Preview Lab

Preview with #257979

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

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