#489796#489796

#489796 is a light, moderate teal. Relative luminance 0.257; OKLCH L 62.7% C 0.078 H 194.2°. Best body text is #000000 at 6.14:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#489796
RGB	rgb(72, 151, 150)
HSL	hsl(179, 35%, 44%)
HSV	hsv(179, 52%, 59%)
CMYK	cmyk(52.3%, 0%, 0.7%, 40.8%)
CIE-LAB	lab(57.76, -24.35, -6.89)
CIE-LCH	lch(57.76, 25.31, 195.80°)
OKLab	oklab(62.68% -0.0751 -0.0191)
OKLCH	oklch(62.68% 0.078 194.2)
XYZ	xyz(19.2418, 25.7112, 32.7970)
Luminance	0.2571 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	teal

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#489796 #974849

analogous

#48976E #489796 #487097

triadic

#489796 #964897 #979648

tetradic

#489796 #6E4897 #974849 #709748

square

#489796 #6E4897 #974849 #709748

split-complementary

#489796 #974870 #976E48

monochromatic

#204444 #346E6D #489796 #66B6B5 #90CAC9

Accessibility & contrast

On white

3.42

#489796 on #FFFFFF

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

6.14

#489796 on #000000

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#000000 on #489796

6.14:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##489796	#FFFFFF	#000000	##000000
##489796	1.00	3.42	6.14	6.14
#FFFFFF	3.42	1.00	21.00	21.00
#000000	6.14	21.00	1.00	1.00
##000000	6.14	21.00	1.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#8F9096

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#818797

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#0A9B96

Achromatopsia (no color)

#8B8B8B

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #489796;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(72, 151, 150);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(62.7% 0.078 194.2);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#82b6b4',
    500: '#489796',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #489796;
$custom-light: #82b6b4;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#489796",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 72,
    "g": 151,
    "b": 150
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 179.241,
    "s": 35.426,
    "l": 43.725
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.62675,
    "c": 0.07751,
    "h": 194.2
  },
  "luminance": 0.25713
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#489796

secondary

#B68586

accent

#5C5ECB

background

#F8FBFB

surface

#EFF6F6

border

#CAD0D0

text

#0B1111

muted

#7C8080

Preview Lab

Preview with #489796

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

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