#479CA2#479CA2
#479CA2 is a light, moderate teal. Relative luminance 0.277; OKLCH L 64.3% C 0.082 H 201.6°. Best body text is #000000 at 6.54:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #479CA2 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(71, 156, 162) |
| HSL | hsl(184, 39%, 46%) |
| HSV | hsv(184, 56%, 64%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(56.2%, 3.7%, 0%, 36.5%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(59.64, -23.73, -10.92) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(59.64, 26.12, 204.71°) |
| OKLab | oklab(64.3% -0.0763 -0.0302) |
| OKLCH | oklch(64.3% 0.082 201.6) |
| XYZ | xyz(21.0059, 27.7231, 38.4195) |
| Luminance | 0.2772 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | teal |
Closest named colors
Cadetblue
#5F9EA0
ΔE00 3.11
Sea
#3C9992
ΔE00 5.80
Turquoise Blue
#06B1C4
ΔE00 7.63
Darkcyan
#008B8B
ΔE00 7.97
Dusty Teal
#4C9085
ΔE00 8.19
Dark Cyan
#0A888A
ΔE00 8.39
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#479CA2 #A24D47
analogous
#47A27A #479CA2 #476EA2
triadic
#479CA2 #A2479C #9CA247
tetradic
#479CA2 #7A47A2 #A24D47 #6EA247
square
#479CA2 #7A47A2 #A24D47 #6EA247
split-complementary
#479CA2 #A2476E #A27A47
monochromatic
#224A4D #347377 #479CA2 #69B8BD #94CCD0
Accessibility & contrast
On white
3.21
#479CA2 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
6.54
#479CA2 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#000000 on #479CA2
6.54:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##479CA2 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##479CA2 | 1.00 | 3.21 | 6.54 | 6.54 |
| #FFFFFF | 3.21 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 6.54 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 6.54 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#9296A3
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#838BA2
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#00A19E
Achromatopsia (no color)
#909090
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #479ca2; /* rgb */ color: rgb(71, 156, 162); /* oklch */ color: oklch(64.3% 0.082 201.6);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#83b9bd',
500: '#479ca2',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #479ca2; $custom-light: #83b9bd; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#479ca2",
"rgb": {
"r": 71,
"g": 156,
"b": 162
},
"hsl": {
"h": 183.956,
"s": 39.056,
"l": 45.686
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.64303,
"c": 0.08201,
"h": 201.6
},
"luminance": 0.27725
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#479CA2
secondary
#BC8C89
accent
#6159CF
background
#F8FBFB
surface
#F0F6F6
border
#CBD0D0
text
#0B1112
muted
#7C8081