#579FA3#579FA3
#579FA3 is a light, moderate teal. Relative luminance 0.295; OKLCH L 65.7% C 0.072 H 200.2°. Best body text is #000000 at 6.89:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #579FA3 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(87, 159, 163) |
| HSL | hsl(183, 30%, 49%) |
| HSV | hsv(183, 47%, 64%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(46.6%, 2.5%, 0%, 36.1%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(61.19, -21.42, -9.10) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(61.19, 23.27, 203.01°) |
| OKLab | oklab(65.73% -0.068 -0.0251) |
| OKLCH | oklch(65.73% 0.072 200.2) |
| XYZ | xyz(22.9369, 29.4650, 39.1218) |
| Luminance | 0.2947 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | teal |
Closest named colors
Cadetblue
#5F9EA0
ΔE00 1.34
Sea
#3C9992
ΔE00 6.22
Turquoise Blue
#06B1C4
ΔE00 7.85
Dull Teal
#5F9E8F
ΔE00 7.87
Dusty Teal
#4C9085
ΔE00 8.30
Greyish Teal
#719F91
ΔE00 8.31
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#579FA3 #A35B57
analogous
#57A381 #579FA3 #5779A3
triadic
#579FA3 #A3579F #9FA357
tetradic
#579FA3 #8157A3 #A35B57 #79A357
square
#579FA3 #8157A3 #A35B57 #79A357
split-complementary
#579FA3 #A35779 #A38157
monochromatic
#2C5153 #42787B #579FA3 #7DB7BA #A5CDCF
Accessibility & contrast
On white
3.05
#579FA3 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
6.89
#579FA3 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#000000 on #579FA3
6.89:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##579FA3 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##579FA3 | 1.00 | 3.05 | 6.89 | 6.89 |
| #FFFFFF | 3.05 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 6.89 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 6.89 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#9699A3
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#8990A3
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#2EA4A0
Achromatopsia (no color)
#949494
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #579fa3; /* rgb */ color: rgb(87, 159, 163); /* oklch */ color: oklch(65.7% 0.072 200.2);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#8cbbbe',
500: '#579fa3',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #579fa3; $custom-light: #8cbbbe; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#579fa3",
"rgb": {
"r": 87,
"g": 159,
"b": 163
},
"hsl": {
"h": 183.158,
"s": 30.4,
"l": 49.02
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.65731,
"c": 0.07248,
"h": 200.2
},
"luminance": 0.29467
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#579FA3
secondary
#BD9B99
accent
#6761C7
background
#F8FBFB
surface
#F0F6F6
border
#CBD0D0
text
#0C1212
muted
#7D8181