#497970#497970

#497970 is a mid, muted teal. Relative luminance 0.163; OKLCH L 53.9% C 0.054 H 180.9°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 4.94:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#497970
RGB	rgb(73, 121, 112)
HSL	hsl(169, 25%, 38%)
HSV	hsv(169, 40%, 47%)
CMYK	cmyk(39.7%, 0%, 7.4%, 52.5%)
CIE-LAB	lab(47.31, -18.58, -0.21)
CIE-LCH	lch(47.31, 18.58, 180.64°)
OKLab	oklab(53.9% -0.0544 -0.0008)
OKLCH	oklch(53.9% 0.054 180.9)
XYZ	xyz(12.5086, 16.2602, 17.8055)
Luminance	0.1626 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	teal

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#497970 #794952

analogous

#497958 #497970 #496A79

triadic

#497970 #704979 #797049

tetradic

#497970 #584979 #794952 #6A7949

square

#497970 #584979 #794952 #6A7949

split-complementary

#497970 #79496A #795849

monochromatic

#1B2D29 #32534D #497970 #609F93 #86B6AD

Accessibility & contrast

On white

4.94

#497970 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

4.25

#497970 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #497970

4.94:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##497970	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##497970	1.00	4.94	4.25	4.94
#FFFFFF	4.94	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	4.25	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	4.94	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#757470

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#6D6E71

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#387B76

Achromatopsia (no color)

#707070

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #497970;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(73, 121, 112);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(53.9% 0.054 180.9);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#7ea099',
    500: '#497970',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #497970;
$custom-light: #7ea099;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#497970",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 73,
    "g": 121,
    "b": 112
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 168.75,
    "s": 24.742,
    "l": 38.039
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.53896,
    "c": 0.05446,
    "h": 180.9
  },
  "luminance": 0.16261
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#497970

secondary

#A27B83

accent

#6778C1

background

#F7F9F9

surface

#EEF2F2

border

#C9CCCC

text

#0A0E0D

muted

#7C7E7E

Preview Lab

Preview with #497970

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

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