#459979#459979

#459979 is a light, moderate teal. Relative luminance 0.254; OKLCH L 62.2% C 0.096 H 165.8°. Best body text is #000000 at 6.09:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#459979
RGB	rgb(69, 153, 121)
HSL	hsl(157, 38%, 44%)
HSV	hsv(157, 55%, 60%)
CMYK	cmyk(54.9%, 0%, 20.9%, 40%)
CIE-LAB	lab(57.49, -33.43, 9.20)
CIE-LCH	lch(57.49, 34.67, 164.61°)
OKLab	oklab(62.16% -0.093 0.0236)
OKLCH	oklch(62.16% 0.096 165.8)
XYZ	xyz(17.2950, 25.4266, 22.0819)
Luminance	0.2543 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	neutral
Family	teal

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#459979 #994565

analogous

#45994F #459979 #458F99

triadic

#459979 #794599 #997945

tetradic

#459979 #4F4599 #994565 #8F9945

square

#459979 #4F4599 #994565 #8F9945

split-complementary

#459979 #99458F #994F45

monochromatic

#1F4536 #326F58 #459979 #63B998 #8DCCB4

Accessibility & contrast

On white

3.45

#459979 on #FFFFFF

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

6.09

#459979 on #000000

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#000000 on #459979

6.09:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##459979	#FFFFFF	#000000	##000000
##459979	1.00	3.45	6.09	6.09
#FFFFFF	3.45	1.00	21.00	21.00
#000000	6.09	21.00	1.00	1.00
##000000	6.09	21.00	1.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#968F77

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#8A867B

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#229990

Achromatopsia (no color)

#8A8A8A

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #459979;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(69, 153, 121);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(62.2% 0.096 165.8);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#80b79f',
    500: '#459979',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #459979;
$custom-light: #80b79f;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#459979",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 69,
    "g": 153,
    "b": 121
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 157.143,
    "s": 37.838,
    "l": 43.529
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.62163,
    "c": 0.09598,
    "h": 165.8
  },
  "luminance": 0.25428
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#459979

secondary

#B78397

accent

#5A86CE

background

#F8FBF9

surface

#EFF6F2

border

#CAD0CC

text

#0B110E

muted

#7C807E

Preview Lab

Preview with #459979

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

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