#479C8D#479C8D

#479C8D is a light, moderate teal. Relative luminance 0.270; OKLCH L 63.6% C 0.086 H 180.2°. Best body text is #000000 at 6.41:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#479C8D
RGB	rgb(71, 156, 141)
HSL	hsl(169, 37%, 45%)
HSV	hsv(169, 54%, 61%)
CMYK	cmyk(54.5%, 0%, 9.6%, 38.8%)
CIE-LAB	lab(59.01, -29.47, 0.06)
CIE-LCH	lch(59.01, 29.47, 179.88°)
OKLab	oklab(63.59% -0.0857 -0.0003)
OKLCH	oklch(63.59% 0.086 180.2)
XYZ	xyz(19.2926, 27.0378, 29.3963)
Luminance	0.2704 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	teal

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#479C8D #9C4756

analogous

#479C63 #479C8D #47819C

triadic

#479C8D #8D479C #9C8D47

tetradic

#479C8D #63479C #9C4756 #819C47

square

#479C8D #63479C #9C4756 #819C47

split-complementary

#479C8D #9C4781 #9C6347

monochromatic

#214841 #347267 #479C8D #67BAAB #91CDC2

Accessibility & contrast

On white

3.28

#479C8D on #FFFFFF

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

6.41

#479C8D on #000000

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#000000 on #479C8D

6.41:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##479C8D	#FFFFFF	#000000	##000000
##479C8D	1.00	3.28	6.41	6.41
#FFFFFF	3.28	1.00	21.00	21.00
#000000	6.41	21.00	1.00	1.00
##000000	6.41	21.00	1.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#96948C

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#898A8E

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#129E97

Achromatopsia (no color)

#8E8E8E

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #479c8d;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(71, 156, 141);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(63.6% 0.086 180.2);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#82b9ae',
    500: '#479c8d',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #479c8d;
$custom-light: #82b9ae;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#479c8d",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 71,
    "g": 156,
    "b": 141
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 169.412,
    "s": 37.445,
    "l": 44.51
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.63587,
    "c": 0.08571,
    "h": 180.2
  },
  "luminance": 0.2704
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#479C8D

secondary

#B8868F

accent

#5A6FCD

background

#F8FBFA

surface

#EFF6F4

border

#CAD0CE

text

#0B1110

muted

#7C807F

Preview Lab

Preview with #479C8D

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

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