#497D79#497D79

#497D79 is a mid, muted teal. Relative luminance 0.175; OKLCH L 55.2% C 0.056 H 189.4°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 4.67:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#497D79
RGB	rgb(73, 125, 121)
HSL	hsl(175, 26%, 39%)
HSV	hsv(175, 42%, 49%)
CMYK	cmyk(41.6%, 0%, 3.2%, 51%)
CIE-LAB	lab(48.84, -18.40, -3.29)
CIE-LCH	lch(48.84, 18.69, 190.14°)
OKLab	oklab(55.21% -0.0555 -0.0091)
OKLCH	oklch(55.21% 0.056 189.4)
XYZ	xyz(13.5312, 17.4632, 20.7432)
Luminance	0.1746 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	teal

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Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#497D79 #7D494D

analogous

#497D5F #497D79 #49677D

triadic

#497D79 #79497D #7D7949

tetradic

#497D79 #5F497D #7D494D #677D49

square

#497D79 #5F497D #7D494D #677D49

split-complementary

#497D79 #7D4967 #7D5F49

monochromatic

#1C302E #325654 #497D79 #61A39D #87B9B5

Accessibility & contrast

On white

4.67

#497D79 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

4.49

#497D79 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #497D79

4.67:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##497D79	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##497D79	1.00	4.67	4.49	4.67
#FFFFFF	4.67	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	4.49	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	4.67	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#787879

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#6E717A

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#347F7C

Achromatopsia (no color)

#747474

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #497d79;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(73, 125, 121);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(55.2% 0.056 189.4);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#7fa39f',
    500: '#497d79',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #497d79;
$custom-light: #7fa39f;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#497d79",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 73,
    "g": 125,
    "b": 121
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 175.385,
    "s": 26.263,
    "l": 38.824
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.5521,
    "c": 0.05628,
    "h": 189.4
  },
  "luminance": 0.17464
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#497D79

secondary

#A57D80

accent

#656CC3

background

#F7FAF9

surface

#EEF3F2

border

#C9CDCC

text

#0A0F0E

muted

#7C7F7E

Preview Lab

Preview with #497D79

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

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