Bluegreen #017A79
Bluegreen is a medium-dark, moderately saturated teal or cyan with hex code #017A79 and RGB rgb(1, 122, 121).
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White text reads best on this color (5.17:1).
About this color
#017A79 is a medium-dark, moderately saturated teal or cyan. In OKLCH its lightness is 52%, its chroma 0.089 and its hue 194°. Its hue sits on the cool side of the wheel. It is the named color Bluegreen. White text reads best on it, at 5.17:1.
| Hue family | Teals and cyans |
| Lightness | medium-dark (52%) |
| Chroma | moderately saturated (0.089) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Nearest name | Bluegreen |
| Black text | 4.06:1 |
| White text | 5.17:1 |
Colors that go with Bluegreen
Matches found by rotating Bluegreen around the OKLCH hue wheel, each labelled with the closest name in our list.
Complementary
The opposite hue (180°).
Analogous
Neighbouring hues, 30° either side.
Triadic
Three hues spaced 120° apart.
Color palettes with Bluegreen
Curated color palettes that contain a color within ΔE 0.06 (OKLab) of Bluegreen, closest first.
Similar named colors
The eight named colors closest to Bluegreen, with their ΔE distance.
- Deep Aqua #08787F ΔE 0.013
- Teal #008080 ΔE 0.019
- Deep Turquoise #017374 ΔE 0.022
- Dark Aquamarine #017371 ΔE 0.022
- Ocean #017B92 ΔE 0.040
- Dark Aqua #05696B ΔE 0.053
- Dark Cyan #008B8B ΔE 0.053
- Sea Blue #047495 ΔE 0.054
More about Bluegreen
How to make Bluegreen
A starting recipe from common paint colors, found with a spectral paint model (the color mixer’s paint mode). Real pigments vary, so mix a small test batch and adjust.
- 3 parts blue
- 1 part yellow
- 1 part white
Recipe result: #1F7777, a difference of ΔE 0.011 from Bluegreen. That is very close: most people will not see the difference.
Codes for Bluegreen in every format
| HEX | #017A79 |
| RGB | rgb(1, 122, 121) |
| HSL | hsl(180, 98%, 24%) |
| OKLCH | oklch(52.4% 0.089 193.8) |
Contrast
WCAG 2 contrast ratios are the conformance target: AA needs 4.5:1 for body text and 3:1 for large text, AAA needs 7:1. APCA Lc values are supplementary guidance from the WCAG 3 drafts.
| Pair | WCAG 2 | Result | APCA | APCA guidance |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| White text on #017A79 | 5.17:1 | AA | Lc -80.4 | Fine for body text |
| Black text on #017A79 | 4.06:1 | AA large text | Lc 29.0 | Dividers and decoration only |
| #017A79 text on white | 5.17:1 | AA | Lc 75.1 | Fine for body text |
| #017A79 text on black | 4.06:1 | AA large text | Lc -26.7 | Dividers and decoration only |
Shades and tints of Bluegreen
A 50–950 scale built in OKLCH: the hue is held, lightness follows a Tailwind v4-like curve, and every step is kept inside the sRGB gamut. This color sits at step 600.
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Step 50
50
#F2F7F6
oklch(97.2% 0.005 183)
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Step 100
100
#E2ECEC
oklch(93.6% 0.011 197)
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Step 200
200
#C9DEDD
oklch(88.5% 0.022 193.3)
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Step 300
300
#A3C9C8
oklch(80.8% 0.04 194.4)
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Step 400
400
#6FAEAC
oklch(70.8% 0.065 193.2)
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Step 500
500
#439998
oklch(63.1% 0.082 194.2)
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Step 600
600 (this color)
#017A79
oklch(52.4% 0.089 193.8)
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Step 700
700
#036F6E
oklch(49% 0.083 193.7)
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Step 800
800
#0D5B5A
oklch(42.8% 0.069 193.5)
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Step 900
900
#174A4A
oklch(37.6% 0.053 195.1)
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Step 950
950
#0F2C2B
oklch(27.1% 0.035 192.2)
Bluegreen with color blindness
Simulated with the Machado et al. (2009) model. ΔE is how far the color moves: below about 0.02 you would not notice a change.
| Vision | Seen as | Shift (ΔE) |
|---|---|---|
| Protanopia (no red cones) | #717379 | 0.093 |
| Deuteranopia (no green cones) | #63697A | 0.087 |
| Tritanopia (no blue cones) | #007E79 | 0.013 |
| Achromatopsia (no color) | #6D6D6D | 0.090 |
Use Bluegreen in your product
Turn it into light and dark UI roles checked for contrast, then export to Tailwind v4, shadcn/ui, CSS or design tokens.