#579999#579999

#579999 is a light, moderate teal. Relative luminance 0.271; OKLCH L 63.9% C 0.068 H 195.6°. Best body text is #000000 at 6.42:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#579999
RGB	rgb(87, 153, 153)
HSL	hsl(180, 28%, 47%)
HSV	hsv(180, 43%, 60%)
CMYK	cmyk(43.1%, 0%, 0%, 40%)
CIE-LAB	lab(59.07, -20.99, -6.59)
CIE-LCH	lch(59.07, 22.00, 197.42°)
OKLab	oklab(63.93% -0.0651 -0.0182)
OKLCH	oklch(63.93% 0.068 195.6)
XYZ	xyz(21.0693, 27.1070, 34.2527)
Luminance	0.2711 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	teal

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#579999 #995757

analogous

#579978 #579999 #577899

triadic

#579999 #995799 #999957

tetradic

#579999 #785799 #995757 #789957

square

#579999 #785799 #995757 #789957

split-complementary

#579999 #995778 #997857

monochromatic

#2B4B4B #417272 #579999 #7AB3B3 #A1C9C9

Accessibility & contrast

On white

3.27

#579999 on #FFFFFF

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

6.42

#579999 on #000000

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#000000 on #579999

6.42:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##579999	#FFFFFF	#000000	##000000
##579999	1.00	3.27	6.42	6.42
#FFFFFF	3.27	1.00	21.00	21.00
#000000	6.42	21.00	1.00	1.00
##000000	6.42	21.00	1.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#919399

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#868A9A

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#379D99

Achromatopsia (no color)

#8E8E8E

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #579999;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(87, 153, 153);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(63.9% 0.068 195.6);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#8bb7b7',
    500: '#579999',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #579999;
$custom-light: #8bb7b7;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#579999",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 87,
    "g": 153,
    "b": 153
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 180,
    "s": 27.5,
    "l": 47.059
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.63929,
    "c": 0.06755,
    "h": 195.6
  },
  "luminance": 0.27109
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#579999

secondary

#B79595

accent

#6464C4

background

#F8FBFB

surface

#F0F6F6

border

#CBD0D0

text

#0C1111

muted

#7D8080

Preview Lab

Preview with #579999

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

Preview Lab → · Contrast checker → · Palette generator →