#489EAC#489EAC

#489EAC is a light, moderate teal. Relative luminance 0.288; OKLCH L 65.2% C 0.085 H 209.6°. Best body text is #000000 at 6.76:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#489EAC
RGB	rgb(72, 158, 172)
HSL	hsl(188, 41%, 48%)
HSV	hsv(188, 58%, 67%)
CMYK	cmyk(58.1%, 8.1%, 0%, 32.5%)
CIE-LAB	lab(60.61, -21.64, -15.10)
CIE-LCH	lch(60.61, 26.39, 214.91°)
OKLab	oklab(65.21% -0.0736 -0.0418)
OKLCH	oklch(65.21% 0.085 209.6)
XYZ	xyz(22.3427, 28.8078, 43.4047)
Luminance	0.2881 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	teal

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#489EAC #AC5648

analogous

#48AC88 #489EAC #486CAC

triadic

#489EAC #AC489E #9EAC48

tetradic

#489EAC #8848AC #AC5648 #6CAC48

square

#489EAC #8848AC #AC5648 #6CAC48

split-complementary

#489EAC #AC486C #AC8848

monochromatic

#244F56 #367681 #489EAC #6FB7C3 #9ACCD5

Accessibility & contrast

On white

3.11

#489EAC on #FFFFFF

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

6.76

#489EAC on #000000

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#000000 on #489EAC

6.76:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##489EAC	#FFFFFF	#000000	##000000
##489EAC	1.00	3.11	6.76	6.76
#FFFFFF	3.11	1.00	21.00	21.00
#000000	6.76	21.00	1.00	1.00
##000000	6.76	21.00	1.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#9199AD

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#828DAC

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#00A5A2

Achromatopsia (no color)

#929292

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #489eac;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(72, 158, 172);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(65.2% 0.085 209.6);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#85bbc4',
    500: '#489eac',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #489eac;
$custom-light: #85bbc4;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#489eac",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 72,
    "g": 158,
    "b": 172
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 188.4,
    "s": 40.984,
    "l": 47.843
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.65206,
    "c": 0.08467,
    "h": 209.6
  },
  "luminance": 0.2881
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#489EAC

secondary

#C1968F

accent

#6857D1

background

#F8FBFC

surface

#F0F6F8

border

#CBD0D1

text

#0C1112

muted

#7D8081

Preview Lab

Preview with #489EAC

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

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