#489996#489996

#489996 is a light, moderate teal. Relative luminance 0.264; OKLCH L 63.2% C 0.079 H 192.1°. Best body text is #000000 at 6.27:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#489996
RGB	rgb(72, 153, 150)
HSL	hsl(178, 36%, 44%)
HSV	hsv(178, 53%, 60%)
CMYK	cmyk(52.9%, 0%, 2%, 40%)
CIE-LAB	lab(58.38, -25.36, -5.98)
CIE-LCH	lch(58.38, 26.06, 193.26°)
OKLab	oklab(63.17% -0.0774 -0.0166)
OKLCH	oklch(63.17% 0.079 192.1)
XYZ	xyz(19.5664, 26.3604, 32.9052)
Luminance	0.2636 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	teal

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

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Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#489996 #99484B

analogous

#48996E #489996 #487499

triadic

#489996 #964899 #999648

tetradic

#489996 #6E4899 #99484B #749948

square

#489996 #6E4899 #99484B #749948

split-complementary

#489996 #994874 #996E48

monochromatic

#214644 #346F6D #489996 #67B7B4 #90CBC9

Accessibility & contrast

On white

3.35

#489996 on #FFFFFF

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

6.27

#489996 on #000000

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#000000 on #489996

6.27:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##489996	#FFFFFF	#000000	##000000
##489996	1.00	3.35	6.27	6.27
#FFFFFF	3.35	1.00	21.00	21.00
#000000	6.27	21.00	1.00	1.00
##000000	6.27	21.00	1.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#919296

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#838897

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#089D98

Achromatopsia (no color)

#8C8C8C

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #489996;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(72, 153, 150);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(63.2% 0.079 192.1);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#82b7b4',
    500: '#489996',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #489996;
$custom-light: #82b7b4;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#489996",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 72,
    "g": 153,
    "b": 150
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 177.778,
    "s": 36,
    "l": 44.118
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.63172,
    "c": 0.07921,
    "h": 192.1
  },
  "luminance": 0.26362
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#489996

secondary

#B78688

accent

#5C60CC

background

#F8FBFB

surface

#EFF6F6

border

#CAD0D0

text

#0B1111

muted

#7C8080

Preview Lab

Preview with #489996

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

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