#497971#497971

#497971 is a mid, muted teal. Relative luminance 0.163; OKLCH L 53.9% C 0.054 H 182.5°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 4.93:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#497971
RGB	rgb(73, 121, 113)
HSL	hsl(170, 25%, 38%)
HSV	hsv(170, 40%, 47%)
CMYK	cmyk(39.7%, 0%, 6.6%, 52.5%)
CIE-LAB	lab(47.34, -18.32, -0.76)
CIE-LCH	lch(47.34, 18.34, 182.37°)
OKLab	oklab(53.93% -0.054 -0.0023)
OKLCH	oklch(53.93% 0.054 182.5)
XYZ	xyz(12.5645, 16.2826, 18.1004)
Luminance	0.1628 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	teal

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#497971 #794951

analogous

#497959 #497971 #496979

triadic

#497971 #714979 #797149

tetradic

#497971 #594979 #794951 #697949

square

#497971 #594979 #794951 #697949

split-complementary

#497971 #794969 #795949

monochromatic

#1B2D2A #32534D #497971 #609F95 #86B6AE

Accessibility & contrast

On white

4.93

#497971 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

4.26

#497971 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #497971

4.93:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##497971	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##497971	1.00	4.93	4.26	4.93
#FFFFFF	4.93	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	4.26	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	4.93	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#757471

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#6C6E72

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#387B76

Achromatopsia (no color)

#707070

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #497971;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(73, 121, 113);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(53.9% 0.054 182.5);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#7ea099',
    500: '#497971',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #497971;
$custom-light: #7ea099;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#497971",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 73,
    "g": 121,
    "b": 113
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 170,
    "s": 24.742,
    "l": 38.039
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.53929,
    "c": 0.05403,
    "h": 182.5
  },
  "luminance": 0.16283
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#497971

secondary

#A27B82

accent

#6776C1

background

#F7F9F9

surface

#EEF2F2

border

#C9CCCC

text

#0A0E0E

muted

#7C7E7E

Preview Lab

Preview with #497971

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

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