#449BA8#449BA8
#449BA8 is a light, moderate teal. Relative luminance 0.275; OKLCH L 64.2% C 0.085 H 208.6°. Best body text is #000000 at 6.50:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #449BA8 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(68, 155, 168) |
| HSL | hsl(188, 42%, 46%) |
| HSV | hsv(188, 60%, 66%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(59.5%, 7.7%, 0%, 34.1%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(59.43, -22.05, -14.64) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(59.43, 26.47, 213.58°) |
| OKLab | oklab(64.18% -0.0745 -0.0405) |
| OKLCH | oklch(64.18% 0.085 208.6) |
| XYZ | xyz(21.1702, 27.4967, 41.2299) |
| Luminance | 0.2750 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | teal |
Closest named colors
Cadetblue
#5F9EA0
ΔE00 4.77
Turquoise Blue
#06B1C4
ΔE00 7.05
Teal Blue
#01889F
ΔE00 7.82
Sea
#3C9992
ΔE00 8.51
Darkcyan
#008B8B
ΔE00 9.31
Dark Cyan
#0A888A
ΔE00 9.38
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#449BA8 #A85144
analogous
#44A883 #449BA8 #4469A8
triadic
#449BA8 #A8449B #9BA844
tetradic
#449BA8 #8344A8 #A85144 #69A844
square
#449BA8 #8344A8 #A85144 #69A844
split-complementary
#449BA8 #A84469 #A88344
monochromatic
#214B51 #32737C #449BA8 #68B6C2 #93CBD3
Accessibility & contrast
On white
3.23
#449BA8 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
6.50
#449BA8 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#000000 on #449BA8
6.50:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##449BA8 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##449BA8 | 1.00 | 3.23 | 6.50 | 6.50 |
| #FFFFFF | 3.23 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 6.50 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 6.50 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#8F96A9
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#808AA8
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#00A19F
Achromatopsia (no color)
#8F8F8F
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #449ba8; /* rgb */ color: rgb(68, 155, 168); /* oklch */ color: oklch(64.2% 0.085 208.6);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#82b8c1',
500: '#449ba8',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #449ba8; $custom-light: #82b8c1; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#449ba8",
"rgb": {
"r": 68,
"g": 155,
"b": 168
},
"hsl": {
"h": 187.8,
"s": 42.373,
"l": 46.275
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.64175,
"c": 0.08482,
"h": 208.6
},
"luminance": 0.27499
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#449BA8
secondary
#BF9089
accent
#6656D2
background
#F8FBFB
surface
#F0F6F7
border
#CBD0D0
text
#0B1112
muted
#7C8081