#449FAD#449FAD
#449FAD is a light, moderate teal. Relative luminance 0.290; OKLCH L 65.3% C 0.088 H 209.0°. Best body text is #000000 at 6.81:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #449FAD |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(68, 159, 173) |
| HSL | hsl(188, 44%, 47%) |
| HSV | hsv(188, 61%, 68%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(60.7%, 8.1%, 0%, 32.2%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(60.82, -22.62, -15.37) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(60.82, 27.35, 214.19°) |
| OKLab | oklab(65.35% -0.0768 -0.0426) |
| OKLCH | oklch(65.35% 0.088 209) |
| XYZ | xyz(22.3217, 29.0401, 43.9560) |
| Luminance | 0.2904 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | teal |
Closest named colors
Cadetblue
#5F9EA0
ΔE00 4.95
Turquoise Blue
#06B1C4
ΔE00 5.85
Teal Blue
#01889F
ΔE00 8.79
Sea
#3C9992
ΔE00 9.00
Greyblue
#77A1B5
ΔE00 9.30
Darkcyan
#008B8B
ΔE00 10.28
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#449FAD #AD5244
analogous
#44AD87 #449FAD #446BAD
triadic
#449FAD #AD449F #9FAD44
tetradic
#449FAD #8744AD #AD5244 #6BAD44
square
#449FAD #8744AD #AD5244 #6BAD44
split-complementary
#449FAD #AD446B #AD8744
monochromatic
#214E55 #337781 #449FAD #6AB8C4 #96CDD6
Accessibility & contrast
On white
3.08
#449FAD on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
6.81
#449FAD on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#000000 on #449FAD
6.81:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##449FAD | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##449FAD | 1.00 | 3.08 | 6.81 | 6.81 |
| #FFFFFF | 3.08 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 6.81 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 6.81 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#9299AE
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#828EAD
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#00A6A3
Achromatopsia (no color)
#939393
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #449fad; /* rgb */ color: rgb(68, 159, 173); /* oklch */ color: oklch(65.3% 0.088 209.0);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#83bbc5',
500: '#449fad',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #449fad; $custom-light: #83bbc5; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#449fad",
"rgb": {
"r": 68,
"g": 159,
"b": 173
},
"hsl": {
"h": 188,
"s": 43.568,
"l": 47.255
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.65346,
"c": 0.08783,
"h": 209
},
"luminance": 0.29042
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#449FAD
secondary
#C1938B
accent
#6554D3
background
#F8FBFC
surface
#F0F6F8
border
#CBD0D1
text
#0C1212
muted
#7D8181