#497979#497979

#497979 is a mid, muted teal. Relative luminance 0.165; OKLCH L 54.2% C 0.052 H 195.7°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 4.89:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#497979
RGB	rgb(73, 121, 121)
HSL	hsl(180, 25%, 38%)
HSV	hsv(180, 40%, 47%)
CMYK	cmyk(39.7%, 0%, 0%, 52.5%)
CIE-LAB	lab(47.59, -16.23, -5.14)
CIE-LCH	lch(47.59, 17.03, 197.58°)
OKLab	oklab(54.21% -0.0503 -0.0142)
OKLCH	oklch(54.21% 0.052 195.7)
XYZ	xyz(13.0349, 16.4708, 20.5778)
Luminance	0.1647 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	teal

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#497979 #794949

analogous

#497961 #497979 #496179

triadic

#497979 #794979 #797949

tetradic

#497979 #614979 #794949 #617949

square

#497979 #614979 #794949 #617949

split-complementary

#497979 #794961 #796149

monochromatic

#1B2D2D #325353 #497979 #609F9F #86B6B6

Accessibility & contrast

On white

4.89

#497979 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

4.29

#497979 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #497979

4.89:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##497979	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##497979	1.00	4.89	4.29	4.89
#FFFFFF	4.89	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	4.29	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	4.89	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#737579

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#6A6E79

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#347C79

Achromatopsia (no color)

#717171

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #497979;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(73, 121, 121);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(54.2% 0.052 195.7);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#7fa09f',
    500: '#497979',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #497979;
$custom-light: #7fa09f;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#497979",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 73,
    "g": 121,
    "b": 121
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 180,
    "s": 24.742,
    "l": 38.039
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.54205,
    "c": 0.05225,
    "h": 195.7
  },
  "luminance": 0.16472
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#497979

secondary

#A27B7B

accent

#6767C1

background

#F7F9F9

surface

#EEF2F2

border

#C9CCCC

text

#0A0E0E

muted

#7C7E7E

Preview Lab

Preview with #497979

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

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