#407979#407979

#407979 is a mid, moderate teal. Relative luminance 0.161; OKLCH L 53.8% C 0.060 H 195.5°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 4.97:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#407979
RGB	rgb(64, 121, 121)
HSL	hsl(180, 31%, 36%)
HSV	hsv(180, 47%, 47%)
CMYK	cmyk(47.1%, 0%, 0%, 52.5%)
CIE-LAB	lab(47.16, -18.65, -5.82)
CIE-LCH	lch(47.16, 19.54, 197.32°)
OKLab	oklab(53.75% -0.0578 -0.0161)
OKLCH	oklch(53.75% 0.06 195.5)
XYZ	xyz(12.4016, 16.1442, 20.5481)
Luminance	0.1615 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	teal

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#407979 #794040

analogous

#40795D #407979 #405D79

triadic

#407979 #794079 #797940

tetradic

#407979 #5D4079 #794040 #5D7940

square

#407979 #5D4079 #794040 #5D7940

split-complementary

#407979 #79405D #795D40

monochromatic

#162929 #2B5151 #407979 #55A1A1 #7AB9B9

Accessibility & contrast

On white

4.97

#407979 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

4.23

#407979 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #407979

4.97:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##407979	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##407979	1.00	4.97	4.23	4.97
#FFFFFF	4.97	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	4.23	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	4.97	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#737479

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#686D79

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#217C79

Achromatopsia (no color)

#707070

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #407979;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(64, 121, 121);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(53.8% 0.060 195.5);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#79a09f',
    500: '#407979',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #407979;
$custom-light: #79a09f;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#407979",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 64,
    "g": 121,
    "b": 121
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 180,
    "s": 30.811,
    "l": 36.275
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.5375,
    "c": 0.06003,
    "h": 195.5
  },
  "luminance": 0.16145
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#407979

secondary

#A47171

accent

#6161C7

background

#F7F9F9

surface

#EEF2F2

border

#C9CCCC

text

#090E0E

muted

#7B7E7E

Preview Lab

Preview with #407979

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

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