#456979#456979

#456979 is a mid, muted cyan. Relative luminance 0.127; OKLCH L 50.0% C 0.048 H 227.7°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.92:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#456979
RGB	rgb(69, 105, 121)
HSL	hsl(198, 27%, 37%)
HSV	hsv(198, 43%, 47%)
CMYK	cmyk(43%, 13.2%, 0%, 52.5%)
CIE-LAB	lab(42.38, -8.31, -12.97)
CIE-LCH	lch(42.38, 15.41, 237.36°)
OKLab	oklab(50% -0.0326 -0.0357)
OKLCH	oklch(50% 0.048 227.7)
XYZ	xyz(10.9558, 12.7481, 19.9688)
Luminance	0.1275 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	cyan

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#456979 #795545

analogous

#45796F #456979 #454F79

triadic

#456979 #794569 #697945

tetradic

#456979 #6F4579 #795545 #4F7945

square

#456979 #6F4579 #795545 #4F7945

split-complementary

#456979 #79454F #796F45

monochromatic

#19252B #2F4752 #456979 #5B8BA0 #81A7B7

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.92

#456979 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.55

#456979 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #456979

5.92:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##456979	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##456979	1.00	5.92	3.55	5.92
#FFFFFF	5.92	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.55	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.92	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#61677A

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#596179

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#306E6E

Achromatopsia (no color)

#646464

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #456979;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(69, 105, 121);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(50.0% 0.048 227.7);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#7b939f',
    500: '#456979',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #456979;
$custom-light: #7b939f;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#456979",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 69,
    "g": 105,
    "b": 121
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 198.462,
    "s": 27.368,
    "l": 37.255
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.49995,
    "c": 0.04836,
    "h": 227.7
  },
  "luminance": 0.12749
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#456979

secondary

#A38477

accent

#8264C4

background

#F7F9F9

surface

#EEF1F2

border

#C9CBCC

text

#090D0E

muted

#7B7E7E

Preview Lab

Preview with #456979

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

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