#35979B#35979B

#35979B is a light, moderate teal. Relative luminance 0.253; OKLCH L 62.2% C 0.089 H 199.0°. Best body text is #000000 at 6.05:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#35979B
RGB	rgb(53, 151, 155)
HSL	hsl(182, 49%, 41%)
HSV	hsv(182, 66%, 61%)
CMYK	cmyk(65.8%, 2.6%, 0%, 39.2%)
CIE-LAB	lab(57.32, -26.55, -10.46)
CIE-LCH	lch(57.32, 28.54, 201.51°)
OKLab	oklab(62.21% -0.0843 -0.029)
OKLCH	oklch(62.21% 0.089 199)
XYZ	xyz(18.4486, 25.2546, 34.9063)
Luminance	0.2526 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	teal

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#35979B #9B3935

analogous

#359B6C #35979B #35649B

triadic

#35979B #9B3597 #979B35

tetradic

#35979B #6C359B #9B3935 #649B35

square

#35979B #6C359B #9B3935 #649B35

split-complementary

#35979B #9B3564 #9B6C35

monochromatic

#163E40 #256B6D #35979B #4CBDC2 #79CED1

Accessibility & contrast

On white

3.47

#35979B on #FFFFFF

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

6.05

#35979B on #000000

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#000000 on #35979B

6.05:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##35979B	#FFFFFF	#000000	##000000
##35979B	1.00	3.47	6.05	6.05
#FFFFFF	3.47	1.00	21.00	21.00
#000000	6.05	21.00	1.00	1.00
##000000	6.05	21.00	1.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#8C909B

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#7D859C

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#009C98

Achromatopsia (no color)

#8A8A8A

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #35979b;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(53, 151, 155);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(62.2% 0.089 199.0);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#7ab6b8',
    500: '#35979b',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #35979b;
$custom-light: #7ab6b8;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#35979b",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 53,
    "g": 151,
    "b": 155
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 182.353,
    "s": 49.038,
    "l": 40.784
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.62205,
    "c": 0.08917,
    "h": 199
  },
  "luminance": 0.25257
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#35979B

secondary

#BA7572

accent

#554FD9

background

#F7FBFB

surface

#EEF6F6

border

#C9D0D0

text

#0A1111

muted

#7C8080

Preview Lab

Preview with #35979B

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

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