#406E79#406E79

#406E79 is a mid, muted cyan. Relative luminance 0.136; OKLCH L 51.0% C 0.053 H 214.8°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.64:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#406E79
RGB	rgb(64, 110, 121)
HSL	hsl(192, 31%, 36%)
HSV	hsv(192, 47%, 47%)
CMYK	cmyk(47.1%, 9.1%, 0%, 52.5%)
CIE-LAB	lab(43.69, -12.57, -11.03)
CIE-LCH	lch(43.69, 16.72, 221.25°)
OKLab	oklab(50.96% -0.0438 -0.0304)
OKLCH	oklch(50.96% 0.053 214.8)
XYZ	xyz(11.1402, 13.6215, 20.1276)
Luminance	0.1362 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	cyan

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#406E79 #794B40

analogous

#407968 #406E79 #405279

triadic

#406E79 #79406E #6E7940

tetradic

#406E79 #684079 #794B40 #527940

square

#406E79 #684079 #794B40 #527940

split-complementary

#406E79 #794052 #796840

monochromatic

#162529 #2B4A51 #406E79 #5592A1 #7AADB9

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.64

#406E79 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.72

#406E79 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #406E79

5.64:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##406E79	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##406E79	1.00	5.64	3.72	5.64
#FFFFFF	5.64	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.72	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.64	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#666B7A

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#5D6479

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#257271

Achromatopsia (no color)

#676767

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #406e79;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(64, 110, 121);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(51.0% 0.053 214.8);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#79979f',
    500: '#406e79',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #406e79;
$custom-light: #79979f;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#406e79",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 64,
    "g": 110,
    "b": 121
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 191.579,
    "s": 30.811,
    "l": 36.275
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.50963,
    "c": 0.05327,
    "h": 214.8
  },
  "luminance": 0.13622
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#406E79

secondary

#A47B71

accent

#7561C7

background

#F7F9F9

surface

#EEF2F2

border

#C9CCCC

text

#090D0E

muted

#7B7E7E

Preview Lab

Preview with #406E79

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

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