#497C79#497C79

#497C79 is a mid, muted teal. Relative luminance 0.172; OKLCH L 55.0% C 0.055 H 190.9°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 4.73:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#497C79
RGB	rgb(73, 124, 121)
HSL	hsl(176, 26%, 39%)
HSV	hsv(176, 41%, 49%)
CMYK	cmyk(41.1%, 0%, 2.4%, 51.4%)
CIE-LAB	lab(48.53, -17.86, -3.75)
CIE-LCH	lch(48.53, 18.25, 191.86°)
OKLab	oklab(54.96% -0.0542 -0.0104)
OKLCH	oklch(54.96% 0.055 190.9)
XYZ	xyz(13.4052, 17.2113, 20.7012)
Luminance	0.1721 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	teal

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Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#497C79 #7C494C

analogous

#497C5F #497C79 #49657C

triadic

#497C79 #79497C #7C7949

tetradic

#497C79 #5F497C #7C494C #657C49

square

#497C79 #5F497C #7C494C #657C49

split-complementary

#497C79 #7C4965 #7C5F49

monochromatic

#1C2F2E #325553 #497C79 #61A29E #87B8B5

Accessibility & contrast

On white

4.73

#497C79 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

4.44

#497C79 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #497C79

4.73:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##497C79	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##497C79	1.00	4.73	4.44	4.73
#FFFFFF	4.73	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	4.44	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	4.73	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#777779

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#6D707A

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#347F7B

Achromatopsia (no color)

#737373

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #497c79;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(73, 124, 121);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(55.0% 0.055 190.9);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#7fa29f',
    500: '#497c79',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #497c79;
$custom-light: #7fa29f;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#497c79",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 73,
    "g": 124,
    "b": 121
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 176.471,
    "s": 25.888,
    "l": 38.627
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.54958,
    "c": 0.05522,
    "h": 190.9
  },
  "luminance": 0.17212
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#497C79

secondary

#A47C7F

accent

#666BC2

background

#F7F9F9

surface

#EEF2F2

border

#C9CCCC

text

#0A0F0E

muted

#7C7E7E

Preview Lab

Preview with #497C79

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

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