#489E97#489E97

#489E97 is a light, moderate teal. Relative luminance 0.281; OKLCH L 64.4% C 0.084 H 188.1°. Best body text is #000000 at 6.61:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#489E97
RGB	rgb(72, 158, 151)
HSL	hsl(175, 37%, 45%)
HSV	hsv(175, 54%, 62%)
CMYK	cmyk(54.4%, 0%, 4.4%, 38%)
CIE-LAB	lab(59.95, -27.59, -4.22)
CIE-LCH	lch(59.95, 27.91, 188.70°)
OKLab	oklab(64.45% -0.0828 -0.0118)
OKLCH	oklch(64.45% 0.084 188.1)
XYZ	xyz(20.4829, 28.0639, 33.6096)
Luminance	0.2807 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	teal

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#489E97 #9E484F

analogous

#489E6C #489E97 #487A9E

triadic

#489E97 #97489E #9E9748

tetradic

#489E97 #6C489E #9E484F #7A9E48

square

#489E97 #6C489E #9E484F #7A9E48

split-complementary

#489E97 #9E487A #9E6C48

monochromatic

#224A47 #35746F #489E97 #69BBB4 #93CEC9

Accessibility & contrast

On white

3.18

#489E97 on #FFFFFF

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

6.61

#489E97 on #000000

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#000000 on #489E97

6.61:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##489E97	#FFFFFF	#000000	##000000
##489E97	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)

#969697

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#888C98

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#00A29C

Achromatopsia (no color)

#909090

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #489e97;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(72, 158, 151);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(64.4% 0.084 188.1);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#83bbb5',
    500: '#489e97',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #489e97;
$custom-light: #83bbb5;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#489e97",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 72,
    "g": 158,
    "b": 151
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 175.116,
    "s": 37.391,
    "l": 45.098
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.64449,
    "c": 0.08361,
    "h": 188.1
  },
  "luminance": 0.28066
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#489E97

secondary

#BA888C

accent

#5A64CD

background

#F8FBFB

surface

#F0F6F6

border

#CBD0D0

text

#0B1211

muted

#7C8180

Preview Lab

Preview with #489E97

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

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