#479EA4#479EA4
#479EA4 is a light, moderate teal. Relative luminance 0.285; OKLCH L 64.9% C 0.083 H 201.5°. Best body text is #000000 at 6.69:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #479EA4 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(71, 158, 164) |
| HSL | hsl(184, 40%, 46%) |
| HSV | hsv(184, 57%, 64%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(56.7%, 3.7%, 0%, 35.7%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(60.31, -24.17, -11.04) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(60.31, 26.57, 204.55°) |
| OKLab | oklab(64.87% -0.0777 -0.0305) |
| OKLCH | oklch(64.87% 0.083 201.5) |
| XYZ | xyz(21.5235, 28.4715, 39.4760) |
| Luminance | 0.2847 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | teal |
Closest named colors
Cadetblue
#5F9EA0
ΔE00 3.09
Sea
#3C9992
ΔE00 5.91
Turquoise Blue
#06B1C4
ΔE00 7.13
Darkcyan
#008B8B
ΔE00 8.41
Dusty Teal
#4C9085
ΔE00 8.52
Lightseagreen
#20B2AA
ΔE00 8.68
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#479EA4 #A44D47
analogous
#47A47B #479EA4 #476FA4
triadic
#479EA4 #A4479E #9EA447
tetradic
#479EA4 #7B47A4 #A44D47 #6FA447
square
#479EA4 #7B47A4 #A44D47 #6FA447
split-complementary
#479EA4 #A4476F #A47B47
monochromatic
#224C4F #357579 #479EA4 #6AB9BE #95CDD1
Accessibility & contrast
On white
3.14
#479EA4 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
6.69
#479EA4 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#000000 on #479EA4
6.69:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##479EA4 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##479EA4 | 1.00 | 3.14 | 6.69 | 6.69 |
| #FFFFFF | 3.14 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 6.69 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 6.69 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#9398A5
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#858DA4
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#00A3A0
Achromatopsia (no color)
#919191
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #479ea4; /* rgb */ color: rgb(71, 158, 164); /* oklch */ color: oklch(64.9% 0.083 201.5);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#83bbbf',
500: '#479ea4',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #479ea4; $custom-light: #83bbbf; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#479ea4",
"rgb": {
"r": 71,
"g": 158,
"b": 164
},
"hsl": {
"h": 183.871,
"s": 39.574,
"l": 46.078
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.64868,
"c": 0.08344,
"h": 201.5
},
"luminance": 0.28474
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#479EA4
secondary
#BD8D8A
accent
#6058CF
background
#F8FBFB
surface
#F0F6F6
border
#CBD0D0
text
#0B1212
muted
#7C8181