#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
RGBrgb(73, 121, 112)
HSLhsl(169, 25%, 38%)
HSVhsv(169, 40%, 47%)
CMYKcmyk(39.7%, 0%, 7.4%, 52.5%)
CIE-LABlab(47.31, -18.58, -0.21)
CIE-LCHlch(47.31, 18.58, 180.64°)
OKLaboklab(53.9% -0.0544 -0.0008)
OKLCHoklch(53.9% 0.054 180.9)
XYZxyz(12.5086, 16.2602, 17.8055)
Luminance0.1626 (WCAG relative)
Temperaturecool
Familyteal

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
##4979701.004.944.254.94
#FFFFFF4.941.0021.001.00
#0000004.2521.001.0021.00
##FFFFFF4.941.0021.001.00

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

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#497970 Color — HEX, RGB, HSL, OKLCH & Contrast — Tintiva