#449D8A#449D8A
#449D8A is a light, moderate teal. Relative luminance 0.272; OKLCH L 63.6% C 0.090 H 177.0°. Best body text is #000000 at 6.44:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #449D8A |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(68, 157, 138) |
| HSL | hsl(167, 40%, 44%) |
| HSV | hsv(167, 57%, 62%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(56.7%, 0%, 12.1%, 38.4%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(59.14, -31.38, 1.94) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(59.14, 31.44, 176.47°) |
| OKLab | oklab(63.64% -0.0902 0.0046) |
| OKLCH | oklch(63.64% 0.09 177) |
| XYZ | xyz(19.0262, 27.1760, 28.2827) |
| Luminance | 0.2718 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | teal |
Closest named colors
Grey Teal
#5E9B8A
ΔE00 3.59
Dull Teal
#5F9E8F
ΔE00 3.71
Blue Green
#0F9B8E
ΔE00 3.97
Sea
#3C9992
ΔE00 4.73
Dusty Teal
#4C9085
ΔE00 5.14
Teal (survey)
#029386
ΔE00 5.35
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#449D8A #9D4457
analogous
#449D5E #449D8A #44849D
triadic
#449D8A #8A449D #9D8A44
tetradic
#449D8A #5E449D #9D4457 #849D44
square
#449D8A #5E449D #9D4457 #849D44
split-complementary
#449D8A #9D4484 #9D5E44
monochromatic
#1F483F #327264 #449D8A #63BBA8 #8ECEC0
Accessibility & contrast
On white
3.26
#449D8A on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
6.44
#449D8A on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#000000 on #449D8A
6.44:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##449D8A | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##449D8A | 1.00 | 3.26 | 6.44 | 6.44 |
| #FFFFFF | 3.26 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 6.44 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 6.44 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#979489
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#8A8A8B
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#049F97
Achromatopsia (no color)
#8E8E8E
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #449d8a; /* rgb */ color: rgb(68, 157, 138); /* oklch */ color: oklch(63.6% 0.090 177.0);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#80baac',
500: '#449d8a',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #449d8a; $custom-light: #80baac; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#449d8a",
"rgb": {
"r": 68,
"g": 157,
"b": 138
},
"hsl": {
"h": 167.191,
"s": 39.556,
"l": 44.118
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.63635,
"c": 0.09032,
"h": 177
},
"luminance": 0.27178
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#449D8A
secondary
#B9848F
accent
#5872CF
background
#F8FBFA
surface
#EFF6F4
border
#CAD0CE
text
#0B1210
muted
#7C817F