#489596#489596

#489596 is a light, moderate teal. Relative luminance 0.251; OKLCH L 62.2% C 0.076 H 196.5°. Best body text is #000000 at 6.01:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#489596
RGB	rgb(72, 149, 150)
HSL	hsl(181, 35%, 44%)
HSV	hsv(181, 52%, 59%)
CMYK	cmyk(52%, 0.7%, 0%, 41.2%)
CIE-LAB	lab(57.15, -23.33, -7.81)
CIE-LCH	lch(57.15, 24.60, 198.50°)
OKLab	oklab(62.18% -0.0728 -0.0216)
OKLCH	oklch(62.18% 0.076 196.5)
XYZ	xyz(18.9227, 25.0729, 32.6906)
Luminance	0.2507 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	teal

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#489596 #964948

analogous

#489670 #489596 #486E96

triadic

#489596 #964895 #959648

tetradic

#489596 #704896 #964948 #6E9648

square

#489596 #704896 #964948 #6E9648

split-complementary

#489596 #96486E #967048

monochromatic

#204343 #346C6D #489596 #66B4B5 #8FC9C9

Accessibility & contrast

On white

3.49

#489596 on #FFFFFF

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

6.01

#489596 on #000000

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#000000 on #489596

6.01:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##489596	#FFFFFF	#000000	##000000
##489596	1.00	3.49	6.01	6.01
#FFFFFF	3.49	1.00	21.00	21.00
#000000	6.01	21.00	1.00	1.00
##000000	6.01	21.00	1.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#8C8F96

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#7F8597

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#0C9995

Achromatopsia (no color)

#898989

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #489596;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(72, 149, 150);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(62.2% 0.076 196.5);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#82b4b4',
    500: '#489596',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #489596;
$custom-light: #82b4b4;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#489596",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 72,
    "g": 149,
    "b": 150
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 180.769,
    "s": 35.135,
    "l": 43.529
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.62179,
    "c": 0.07592,
    "h": 196.5
  },
  "luminance": 0.25075
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#489596

secondary

#B58585

accent

#5E5DCB

background

#F8FBFB

surface

#EFF6F6

border

#CAD0D0

text

#0B1111

muted

#7C8080

Preview Lab

Preview with #489596

Body copy rendered with the generated semantic roles for this colour.

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