#489DAB#489DAB

#489DAB is a light, moderate teal. Relative luminance 0.284; OKLCH L 64.9% C 0.084 H 209.7°. Best body text is #000000 at 6.69:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#489DAB
RGB	rgb(72, 157, 171)
HSL	hsl(188, 41%, 48%)
HSV	hsv(188, 58%, 67%)
CMYK	cmyk(57.9%, 8.2%, 0%, 32.9%)
CIE-LAB	lab(60.28, -21.42, -15.05)
CIE-LCH	lch(60.28, 26.18, 215.09°)
OKLab	oklab(64.92% -0.0729 -0.0417)
OKLCH	oklch(64.92% 0.084 209.7)
XYZ	xyz(22.0772, 28.4298, 42.8442)
Luminance	0.2843 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	teal

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#489DAB #AB5648

analogous

#48AB88 #489DAB #486BAB

triadic

#489DAB #AB489D #9DAB48

tetradic

#489DAB #8848AB #AB5648 #6BAB48

square

#489DAB #8848AB #AB5648 #6BAB48

split-complementary

#489DAB #AB486B #AB8848

monochromatic

#244E55 #367580 #489DAB #6EB6C2 #99CCD4

Accessibility & contrast

On white

3.14

#489DAB on #FFFFFF

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

6.69

#489DAB on #000000

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#000000 on #489DAB

6.69:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##489DAB	#FFFFFF	#000000	##000000
##489DAB	1.00	3.14	6.69	6.69
#FFFFFF	3.14	1.00	21.00	21.00
#000000	6.69	21.00	1.00	1.00
##000000	6.69	21.00	1.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#9198AC

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#818CAB

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#00A4A1

Achromatopsia (no color)

#919191

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #489dab;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(72, 157, 171);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(64.9% 0.084 209.7);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#84bac4',
    500: '#489dab',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #489dab;
$custom-light: #84bac4;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#489dab",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 72,
    "g": 157,
    "b": 171
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 188.485,
    "s": 40.741,
    "l": 47.647
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.64924,
    "c": 0.08398,
    "h": 209.7
  },
  "luminance": 0.28432
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#489DAB

secondary

#C0958E

accent

#6857D1

background

#F8FBFC

surface

#F0F6F8

border

#CBD0D1

text

#0C1112

muted

#7D8081

Preview Lab

Preview with #489DAB

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

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