#489999#489999

#489999 is a light, moderate teal. Relative luminance 0.265; OKLCH L 63.3% C 0.079 H 195.3°. Best body text is #000000 at 6.29:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#489999
RGB	rgb(72, 153, 153)
HSL	hsl(180, 36%, 44%)
HSV	hsv(180, 53%, 60%)
CMYK	cmyk(52.9%, 0%, 0%, 40%)
CIE-LAB	lab(58.47, -24.53, -7.55)
CIE-LCH	lch(58.47, 25.67, 197.10°)
OKLab	oklab(63.28% -0.0761 -0.0209)
OKLCH	oklch(63.28% 0.079 195.3)
XYZ	xyz(19.8111, 26.4582, 34.1937)
Luminance	0.2646 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	teal

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#489999 #994848

analogous

#489971 #489999 #487199

triadic

#489999 #994899 #999948

tetradic

#489999 #714899 #994848 #719948

square

#489999 #714899 #994848 #719948

split-complementary

#489999 #994871 #997148

monochromatic

#214646 #346F6F #489999 #67B7B7 #90CBCB

Accessibility & contrast

On white

3.34

#489999 on #FFFFFF

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

6.29

#489999 on #000000

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#000000 on #489999

6.29:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##489999	#FFFFFF	#000000	##000000
##489999	1.00	3.34	6.29	6.29
#FFFFFF	3.34	1.00	21.00	21.00
#000000	6.29	21.00	1.00	1.00
##000000	6.29	21.00	1.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#909299

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#83889A

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#009D99

Achromatopsia (no color)

#8D8D8D

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #489999;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(72, 153, 153);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(63.3% 0.079 195.3);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#83b7b7',
    500: '#489999',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #489999;
$custom-light: #83b7b7;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#489999",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 72,
    "g": 153,
    "b": 153
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 180,
    "s": 36,
    "l": 44.118
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.63277,
    "c": 0.07892,
    "h": 195.3
  },
  "luminance": 0.2646
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#489999

secondary

#B78686

accent

#5C5CCC

background

#F8FBFB

surface

#EFF6F6

border

#CAD0D0

text

#0B1111

muted

#7C8080

Preview Lab

Preview with #489999

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

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