#50797D#50797D

#50797D is a mid, muted teal. Relative luminance 0.169; OKLCH L 54.7% C 0.046 H 203.7°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 4.80:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#50797D
RGB	rgb(80, 121, 125)
HSL	hsl(185, 22%, 40%)
HSV	hsv(185, 36%, 49%)
CMYK	cmyk(36%, 3.2%, 0%, 51%)
CIE-LAB	lab(48.08, -13.13, -6.73)
CIE-LCH	lch(48.08, 14.76, 207.14°)
OKLab	oklab(54.74% -0.0421 -0.0184)
OKLCH	oklch(54.74% 0.046 203.7)
XYZ	xyz(13.8460, 16.8600, 21.9228)
Luminance	0.1686 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	teal

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Perceptual scales

Shades

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Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#50797D #7D5450

analogous

#507D6A #50797D #50637D

triadic

#50797D #7D5079 #797D50

tetradic

#50797D #6A507D #7D5450 #637D50

square

#50797D #6A507D #7D5450 #637D50

split-complementary

#50797D #7D5063 #7D6A50

monochromatic

#203132 #385558 #50797D #6A9BA0 #90B4B8

Accessibility & contrast

On white

4.80

#50797D on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

4.37

#50797D on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #50797D

4.80:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##50797D	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##50797D	1.00	4.80	4.37	4.80
#FFFFFF	4.80	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	4.37	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	4.80	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#73767D

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#6B707D

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#3F7C7A

Achromatopsia (no color)

#727272

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #50797d;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(80, 121, 125);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(54.7% 0.046 203.7);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#839fa2',
    500: '#50797d',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #50797d;
$custom-light: #839fa2;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#50797d",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 80,
    "g": 121,
    "b": 125
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 185.333,
    "s": 21.951,
    "l": 40.196
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.54744,
    "c": 0.04599,
    "h": 203.7
  },
  "luminance": 0.16861
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#50797D

secondary

#A58784

accent

#7169BE

background

#F8F9F9

surface

#EFF2F2

border

#CACCCC

text

#0B0E0F

muted

#7C7E7E

Preview Lab

Preview with #50797D

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

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