#497B78#497B78

#497B78 is a mid, muted teal. Relative luminance 0.169; OKLCH L 54.7% C 0.054 H 190.8°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 4.79:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#497B78
RGB	rgb(73, 123, 120)
HSL	hsl(176, 26%, 38%)
HSV	hsv(176, 41%, 48%)
CMYK	cmyk(40.7%, 0%, 2.4%, 51.8%)
CIE-LAB	lab(48.18, -17.59, -3.67)
CIE-LCH	lch(48.18, 17.96, 191.79°)
OKLab	oklab(54.67% -0.0534 -0.0102)
OKLCH	oklch(54.67% 0.054 190.8)
XYZ	xyz(13.2195, 16.9375, 20.3383)
Luminance	0.1694 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	teal

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#497B78 #7B494C

analogous

#497B5F #497B78 #49657B

triadic

#497B78 #78497B #7B7849

tetradic

#497B78 #5F497B #7B494C #657B49

square

#497B78 #5F497B #7B494C #657B49

split-complementary

#497B78 #7B4965 #7B5F49

monochromatic

#1B2E2D #325553 #497B78 #60A19D #87B8B5

Accessibility & contrast

On white

4.79

#497B78 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

4.39

#497B78 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #497B78

4.79:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##497B78	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##497B78	1.00	4.79	4.39	4.79
#FFFFFF	4.79	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	4.39	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	4.79	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#767678

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#6D7079

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#347E7A

Achromatopsia (no color)

#727272

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #497b78;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(73, 123, 120);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(54.7% 0.054 190.8);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#7fa19e',
    500: '#497b78',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #497b78;
$custom-light: #7fa19e;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#497b78",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 73,
    "g": 123,
    "b": 120
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 176.4,
    "s": 25.51,
    "l": 38.431
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.54672,
    "c": 0.05434,
    "h": 190.8
  },
  "luminance": 0.16938
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#497B78

secondary

#A47C7E

accent

#666BC2

background

#F7F9F9

surface

#EEF2F2

border

#C9CCCC

text

#0A0F0E

muted

#7C7E7E

Preview Lab

Preview with #497B78

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

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