#579EA3#579EA3
#579EA3 is a light, moderate teal. Relative luminance 0.291; OKLCH L 65.5% C 0.072 H 201.5°. Best body text is #000000 at 6.82:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #579EA3 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(87, 158, 163) |
| HSL | hsl(184, 30%, 49%) |
| HSV | hsv(184, 47%, 64%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(46.6%, 3.1%, 0%, 36.1%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(60.89, -20.90, -9.55) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(60.89, 22.98, 204.54°) |
| OKLab | oklab(65.49% -0.0668 -0.0263) |
| OKLCH | oklch(65.49% 0.072 201.5) |
| XYZ | xyz(22.7656, 29.1224, 39.0647) |
| Luminance | 0.2912 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | teal |
Closest named colors
Cadetblue
#5F9EA0
ΔE00 1.47
Sea
#3C9992
ΔE00 6.54
Turquoise Blue
#06B1C4
ΔE00 7.88
Dull Teal
#5F9E8F
ΔE00 8.28
Dusty Teal
#4C9085
ΔE00 8.49
Greyish Teal
#719F91
ΔE00 8.64
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#579EA3 #A35C57
analogous
#57A382 #579EA3 #5778A3
triadic
#579EA3 #A3579E #9EA357
tetradic
#579EA3 #8257A3 #A35C57 #78A357
square
#579EA3 #8257A3 #A35C57 #78A357
split-complementary
#579EA3 #A35778 #A38257
monochromatic
#2C5153 #42777B #579EA3 #7DB6BA #A5CCCF
Accessibility & contrast
On white
3.08
#579EA3 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
6.82
#579EA3 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#000000 on #579EA3
6.82:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##579EA3 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##579EA3 | 1.00 | 3.08 | 6.82 | 6.82 |
| #FFFFFF | 3.08 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 6.82 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 6.82 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#9598A3
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#888FA3
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#2FA39F
Achromatopsia (no color)
#939393
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #579ea3; /* rgb */ color: rgb(87, 158, 163); /* oklch */ color: oklch(65.5% 0.072 201.5);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#8cbbbe',
500: '#579ea3',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #579ea3; $custom-light: #8cbbbe; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#579ea3",
"rgb": {
"r": 87,
"g": 158,
"b": 163
},
"hsl": {
"h": 183.947,
"s": 30.4,
"l": 49.02
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.6549,
"c": 0.0718,
"h": 201.5
},
"luminance": 0.29124
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#579EA3
secondary
#BD9B99
accent
#6861C7
background
#F8FBFB
surface
#F0F6F6
border
#CBD0D0
text
#0C1112
muted
#7D8081