#489CAB#489CAB
#489CAB is a light, moderate teal. Relative luminance 0.281; OKLCH L 64.7% C 0.084 H 210.9°. Best body text is #000000 at 6.62:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #489CAB |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(72, 156, 171) |
| HSL | hsl(189, 41%, 48%) |
| HSV | hsv(189, 58%, 67%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(57.9%, 8.8%, 0%, 32.9%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(59.97, -20.90, -15.51) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(59.97, 26.02, 216.58°) |
| OKLab | oklab(64.68% -0.0718 -0.0429) |
| OKLCH | oklch(64.68% 0.084 210.9) |
| XYZ | xyz(21.9087, 28.0928, 42.7881) |
| Luminance | 0.2809 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | teal |
Closest named colors
Cadetblue
#5F9EA0
ΔE00 5.21
Turquoise Blue
#06B1C4
ΔE00 6.89
Teal Blue
#01889F
ΔE00 7.99
Greyblue
#77A1B5
ΔE00 8.67
Sea
#3C9992
ΔE00 9.50
Darkcyan
#008B8B
ΔE00 10.31
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#489CAB #AB5748
analogous
#48AB89 #489CAB #486AAB
triadic
#489CAB #AB489C #9CAB48
tetradic
#489CAB #8948AB #AB5748 #6AAB48
square
#489CAB #8948AB #AB5748 #6AAB48
split-complementary
#489CAB #AB486A #AB8948
monochromatic
#244D55 #367580 #489CAB #6EB5C2 #99CBD4
Accessibility & contrast
On white
3.17
#489CAB on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
6.62
#489CAB on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#000000 on #489CAB
6.62:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##489CAB | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##489CAB | 1.00 | 3.17 | 6.62 | 6.62 |
| #FFFFFF | 3.17 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 6.62 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 6.62 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#8F97AC
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#808CAB
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#00A3A0
Achromatopsia (no color)
#909090
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #489cab; /* rgb */ color: rgb(72, 156, 171); /* oklch */ color: oklch(64.7% 0.084 210.9);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#84b9c4',
500: '#489cab',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #489cab; $custom-light: #84b9c4; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#489cab",
"rgb": {
"r": 72,
"g": 156,
"b": 171
},
"hsl": {
"h": 189.091,
"s": 40.741,
"l": 47.647
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.64681,
"c": 0.08366,
"h": 210.9
},
"luminance": 0.28095
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#489CAB
secondary
#C0968E
accent
#6A57D1
background
#F8FBFC
surface
#F0F6F8
border
#CBD0D1
text
#0C1112
muted
#7D8081