#579797#579797

#579797 is a light, moderate teal. Relative luminance 0.264; OKLCH L 63.4% C 0.066 H 195.6°. Best body text is #000000 at 6.28:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#579797
RGB	rgb(87, 151, 151)
HSL	hsl(180, 27%, 47%)
HSV	hsv(180, 42%, 59%)
CMYK	cmyk(42.4%, 0%, 0%, 40.8%)
CIE-LAB	lab(58.41, -20.48, -6.44)
CIE-LCH	lch(58.41, 21.46, 197.45°)
OKLab	oklab(63.38% -0.0635 -0.0177)
OKLCH	oklch(63.38% 0.066 195.6)
XYZ	xyz(20.5809, 26.3923, 33.2818)
Luminance	0.2639 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	teal

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#579797 #975757

analogous

#579777 #579797 #577797

triadic

#579797 #975797 #979757

tetradic

#579797 #775797 #975757 #779757

square

#579797 #775797 #975757 #779757

split-complementary

#579797 #975777 #977757

monochromatic

#2A4949 #417070 #579797 #79B2B2 #A0C8C8

Accessibility & contrast

On white

3.34

#579797 on #FFFFFF

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

6.28

#579797 on #000000

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#000000 on #579797

6.28:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##579797	#FFFFFF	#000000	##000000
##579797	1.00	3.34	6.28	6.28
#FFFFFF	3.34	1.00	21.00	21.00
#000000	6.28	21.00	1.00	1.00
##000000	6.28	21.00	1.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#909197

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#848998

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#399B97

Achromatopsia (no color)

#8C8C8C

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #579797;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(87, 151, 151);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(63.4% 0.066 195.6);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#8ab5b5',
    500: '#579797',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #579797;
$custom-light: #8ab5b5;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#579797",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 87,
    "g": 151,
    "b": 151
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 180,
    "s": 26.891,
    "l": 46.667
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.63375,
    "c": 0.06589,
    "h": 195.6
  },
  "luminance": 0.26394
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#579797

secondary

#B69494

accent

#6565C3

background

#F8FBFB

surface

#F0F6F6

border

#CBD0D0

text

#0C1111

muted

#7D8080

Preview Lab

Preview with #579797

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

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