#469979#469979

#469979 is a light, moderate teal. Relative luminance 0.255; OKLCH L 62.2% C 0.095 H 165.6°. Best body text is #000000 at 6.09:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#469979
RGB	rgb(70, 153, 121)
HSL	hsl(157, 37%, 44%)
HSV	hsv(157, 54%, 60%)
CMYK	cmyk(54.2%, 0%, 20.9%, 40%)
CIE-LAB	lab(57.52, -33.19, 9.26)
CIE-LCH	lch(57.52, 34.46, 164.42°)
OKLab	oklab(62.2% -0.0924 0.0237)
OKLCH	oklch(62.2% 0.095 165.6)
XYZ	xyz(17.3666, 25.4635, 22.0852)
Luminance	0.2546 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	neutral
Family	teal

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

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Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#469979 #994666

analogous

#46994F #469979 #468F99

triadic

#469979 #794699 #997946

tetradic

#469979 #4F4699 #994666 #8F9946

square

#469979 #4F4699 #994666 #8F9946

split-complementary

#469979 #99468F #994F46

monochromatic

#204537 #336F58 #469979 #64B898 #8ECBB4

Accessibility & contrast

On white

3.45

#469979 on #FFFFFF

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

6.09

#469979 on #000000

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#000000 on #469979

6.09:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##469979	#FFFFFF	#000000	##000000
##469979	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)

#8A877B

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#259990

Achromatopsia (no color)

#8A8A8A

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #469979;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(70, 153, 121);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(62.2% 0.095 165.6);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#80b79f',
    500: '#469979',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #469979;
$custom-light: #80b79f;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#469979",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 70,
    "g": 153,
    "b": 121
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 156.867,
    "s": 37.22,
    "l": 43.725
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.62202,
    "c": 0.09537,
    "h": 165.6
  },
  "luminance": 0.25465
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#469979

secondary

#B78498

accent

#5B87CD

background

#F8FBF9

surface

#EFF6F2

border

#CAD0CC

text

#0B110E

muted

#7C807E

Preview Lab

Preview with #469979

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

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