#398979#398979

#398979 is a mid, moderate teal. Relative luminance 0.201; OKLCH L 57.6% C 0.082 H 178.0°. Best body text is #000000 at 5.03:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#398979
RGB	rgb(57, 137, 121)
HSL	hsl(168, 41%, 38%)
HSV	hsv(168, 58%, 54%)
CMYK	cmyk(58.4%, 0%, 11.7%, 46.3%)
CIE-LAB	lab(52.00, -28.51, 1.26)
CIE-LCH	lch(52.00, 28.54, 177.47°)
OKLab	oklab(57.58% -0.0822 0.0029)
OKLCH	oklch(57.58% 0.082 178)
XYZ	xyz(14.0826, 20.1403, 21.2308)
Luminance	0.2014 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	teal

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#398979 #893949

analogous

#398951 #398979 #397189

triadic

#398979 #793989 #897939

tetradic

#398979 #513989 #893949 #718939

square

#398979 #513989 #893949 #718939

split-complementary

#398979 #893971 #895139

monochromatic

#15332D #275E53 #398979 #4BB49F #76C6B6

Accessibility & contrast

On white

4.18

#398979 on #FFFFFF

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

5.03

#398979 on #000000

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#000000 on #398979

5.03:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##398979	#FFFFFF	#000000	##000000
##398979	1.00	4.18	5.03	5.03
#FFFFFF	4.18	1.00	21.00	21.00
#000000	5.03	21.00	1.00	1.00
##000000	5.03	21.00	1.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#848178

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#78787A

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#008B84

Achromatopsia (no color)

#7C7C7C

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #398979;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(57, 137, 121);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(57.6% 0.082 178.0);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#78ac9f',
    500: '#398979',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #398979;
$custom-light: #78ac9f;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#398979",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 57,
    "g": 137,
    "b": 121
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 168,
    "s": 41.237,
    "l": 38.039
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.57581,
    "c": 0.08223,
    "h": 178
  },
  "luminance": 0.20142
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#398979

secondary

#AF6F7B

accent

#576FD1

background

#F7FAF9

surface

#EEF4F2

border

#C9CECC

text

#09100E

muted

#7B7F7E

Preview Lab

Preview with #398979

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

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