#477979#477979

#477979 is a mid, muted teal. Relative luminance 0.164; OKLCH L 54.1% C 0.054 H 195.7°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 4.91:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#477979
RGB	rgb(71, 121, 121)
HSL	hsl(180, 26%, 38%)
HSV	hsv(180, 41%, 47%)
CMYK	cmyk(41.3%, 0%, 0%, 52.5%)
CIE-LAB	lab(47.49, -16.79, -5.30)
CIE-LCH	lch(47.49, 17.61, 197.52°)
OKLab	oklab(54.1% -0.052 -0.0146)
OKLCH	oklch(54.1% 0.054 195.7)
XYZ	xyz(12.8858, 16.3939, 20.5708)
Luminance	0.1640 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	teal

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#477979 #794747

analogous

#477960 #477979 #476079

triadic

#477979 #794779 #797947

tetradic

#477979 #604779 #794747 #607947

square

#477979 #604779 #794747 #607947

split-complementary

#477979 #794760 #796047

monochromatic

#1A2C2C #305252 #477979 #5EA0A0 #84B7B7

Accessibility & contrast

On white

4.91

#477979 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

4.28

#477979 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #477979

4.91:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##477979	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##477979	1.00	4.91	4.28	4.91
#FFFFFF	4.91	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	4.28	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	4.91	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#737579

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#6A6E79

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#317C79

Achromatopsia (no color)

#717171

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #477979;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(71, 121, 121);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(54.1% 0.054 195.7);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#7da09f',
    500: '#477979',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #477979;
$custom-light: #7da09f;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#477979",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 71,
    "g": 121,
    "b": 121
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 180,
    "s": 26.042,
    "l": 37.647
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.54099,
    "c": 0.05405,
    "h": 195.7
  },
  "luminance": 0.16395
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#477979

secondary

#A37979

accent

#6565C2

background

#F7F9F9

surface

#EEF2F2

border

#C9CCCC

text

#0A0E0E

muted

#7C7E7E

Preview Lab

Preview with #477979

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

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