#489DA0#489DA0

#489DA0 is a light, moderate teal. Relative luminance 0.280; OKLCH L 64.5% C 0.082 H 198.5°. Best body text is #000000 at 6.61:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#489DA0
RGB	rgb(72, 157, 160)
HSL	hsl(182, 38%, 45%)
HSV	hsv(182, 55%, 63%)
CMYK	cmyk(55%, 1.9%, 0%, 37.3%)
CIE-LAB	lab(59.91, -24.60, -9.37)
CIE-LCH	lch(59.91, 26.32, 200.85°)
OKLab	oklab(64.51% -0.0776 -0.0259)
OKLCH	oklch(64.51% 0.082 198.5)
XYZ	xyz(21.0720, 28.0277, 37.5503)
Luminance	0.2803 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	teal

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#489DA0 #A04B48

analogous

#48A077 #489DA0 #4871A0

triadic

#489DA0 #A0489D #9DA048

tetradic

#489DA0 #7748A0 #A04B48 #71A048

square

#489DA0 #7748A0 #A04B48 #71A048

split-complementary

#489DA0 #A04871 #A07748

monochromatic

#224A4C #357476 #489DA0 #69B9BC #94CDCF

Accessibility & contrast

On white

3.18

#489DA0 on #FFFFFF

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

6.61

#489DA0 on #000000

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#000000 on #489DA0

6.61:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##489DA0	#FFFFFF	#000000	##000000
##489DA0	1.00	3.18	6.61	6.61
#FFFFFF	3.18	1.00	21.00	21.00
#000000	6.61	21.00	1.00	1.00
##000000	6.61	21.00	1.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#9397A0

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#858CA1

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#00A29E

Achromatopsia (no color)

#909090

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #489da0;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(72, 157, 160);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(64.5% 0.082 198.5);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#84babc',
    500: '#489da0',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #489da0;
$custom-light: #84babc;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#489da0",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 72,
    "g": 157,
    "b": 160
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 182.045,
    "s": 37.931,
    "l": 45.49
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.64514,
    "c": 0.08183,
    "h": 198.5
  },
  "luminance": 0.2803
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#489DA0

secondary

#BB8B89

accent

#5E5ACE

background

#F8FBFB

surface

#F0F6F6

border

#CBD0D0

text

#0B1112

muted

#7C8081

Preview Lab

Preview with #489DA0

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

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