#497978#497978

#497978 is a mid, muted teal. Relative luminance 0.164; OKLCH L 54.2% C 0.052 H 194.0°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 4.90:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#497978
RGB	rgb(73, 121, 120)
HSL	hsl(179, 25%, 38%)
HSV	hsv(179, 40%, 47%)
CMYK	cmyk(39.7%, 0%, 0.8%, 52.5%)
CIE-LAB	lab(47.55, -16.50, -4.60)
CIE-LCH	lch(47.55, 17.13, 195.56°)
OKLab	oklab(54.17% -0.0508 -0.0127)
OKLCH	oklch(54.17% 0.052 194)
XYZ	xyz(12.9739, 16.4464, 20.2565)
Luminance	0.1645 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	teal

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#497978 #79494A

analogous

#497960 #497978 #496279

triadic

#497978 #784979 #797849

tetradic

#497978 #604979 #79494A #627949

square

#497978 #604979 #79494A #627949

split-complementary

#497978 #794962 #796049

monochromatic

#1B2D2C #325352 #497978 #609F9E #86B6B5

Accessibility & contrast

On white

4.90

#497978 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

4.29

#497978 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #497978

4.90:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##497978	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##497978	1.00	4.90	4.29	4.90
#FFFFFF	4.90	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	4.29	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	4.90	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#737578

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#6B6E78

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#357C79

Achromatopsia (no color)

#717171

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #497978;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(73, 121, 120);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(54.2% 0.052 194.0);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#7ea09e',
    500: '#497978',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #497978;
$custom-light: #7ea09e;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#497978",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 73,
    "g": 121,
    "b": 120
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 178.75,
    "s": 24.742,
    "l": 38.039
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.54169,
    "c": 0.05231,
    "h": 194
  },
  "luminance": 0.16447
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#497978

secondary

#A27B7C

accent

#6769C1

background

#F7F9F9

surface

#EEF2F2

border

#C9CCCC

text

#0A0E0E

muted

#7C7E7E

Preview Lab

Preview with #497978

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

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