#479EA0#479EA0
#479EA0 is a light, moderate teal. Relative luminance 0.283; OKLCH L 64.7% C 0.083 H 197.3°. Best body text is #000000 at 6.67:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #479EA0 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(71, 158, 160) |
| HSL | hsl(181, 39%, 45%) |
| HSV | hsv(181, 56%, 63%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(55.6%, 1.2%, 0%, 37.3%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(60.19, -25.31, -8.97) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(60.19, 26.85, 199.51°) |
| OKLab | oklab(64.72% -0.0794 -0.0248) |
| OKLCH | oklch(64.72% 0.083 197.3) |
| XYZ | xyz(21.1679, 28.3293, 37.6035) |
| Luminance | 0.2833 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | teal |
Closest named colors
Cadetblue
#5F9EA0
ΔE00 3.15
Sea
#3C9992
ΔE00 4.36
Dusty Teal
#4C9085
ΔE00 7.23
Dull Teal
#5F9E8F
ΔE00 7.34
Blue Green
#0F9B8E
ΔE00 7.37
Lightseagreen
#20B2AA
ΔE00 7.61
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#479EA0 #A04947
analogous
#47A075 #479EA0 #4772A0
triadic
#479EA0 #A0479E #9EA047
tetradic
#479EA0 #7547A0 #A04947 #72A047
square
#479EA0 #7547A0 #A04947 #72A047
split-complementary
#479EA0 #A04772 #A07547
monochromatic
#214A4B #347476 #479EA0 #68BABC #93CECF
Accessibility & contrast
On white
3.15
#479EA0 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
6.67
#479EA0 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#000000 on #479EA0
6.67:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##479EA0 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##479EA0 | 1.00 | 3.15 | 6.67 | 6.67 |
| #FFFFFF | 3.15 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 6.67 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 6.67 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#9497A0
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#868CA1
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#00A39E
Achromatopsia (no color)
#919191
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #479ea0; /* rgb */ color: rgb(71, 158, 160); /* oklch */ color: oklch(64.7% 0.083 197.3);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#83bbbc',
500: '#479ea0',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #479ea0; $custom-light: #83bbbc; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#479ea0",
"rgb": {
"r": 71,
"g": 158,
"b": 160
},
"hsl": {
"h": 181.348,
"s": 38.528,
"l": 45.294
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.64723,
"c": 0.08318,
"h": 197.3
},
"luminance": 0.28331
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#479EA0
secondary
#BB8988
accent
#5C59CE
background
#F8FBFB
surface
#F0F6F6
border
#CBD0D0
text
#0B1212
muted
#7C8181