#489EAD#489EAD

#489EAD is a light, moderate teal. Relative luminance 0.288; OKLCH L 65.2% C 0.085 H 210.6°. Best body text is #000000 at 6.77:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#489EAD
RGB	rgb(72, 158, 173)
HSL	hsl(189, 41%, 48%)
HSV	hsv(189, 58%, 68%)
CMYK	cmyk(58.4%, 8.7%, 0%, 32.2%)
CIE-LAB	lab(60.65, -21.35, -15.62)
CIE-LCH	lch(60.65, 26.45, 216.19°)
OKLab	oklab(65.25% -0.0732 -0.0432)
OKLCH	oklch(65.25% 0.085 210.6)
XYZ	xyz(22.4391, 28.8464, 43.9124)
Luminance	0.2885 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	teal

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#489EAD #AD5748

analogous

#48AD89 #489EAD #486BAD

triadic

#489EAD #AD489E #9EAD48

tetradic

#489EAD #8948AD #AD5748 #6BAD48

square

#489EAD #8948AD #AD5748 #6BAD48

split-complementary

#489EAD #AD486B #AD8948

monochromatic

#244F57 #367782 #489EAD #6FB7C3 #9ACCD5

Accessibility & contrast

On white

3.10

#489EAD on #FFFFFF

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

6.77

#489EAD on #000000

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#000000 on #489EAD

6.77:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##489EAD	#FFFFFF	#000000	##000000
##489EAD	1.00	3.10	6.77	6.77
#FFFFFF	3.10	1.00	21.00	21.00
#000000	6.77	21.00	1.00	1.00
##000000	6.77	21.00	1.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#9199AE

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#828DAD

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#00A5A2

Achromatopsia (no color)

#929292

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #489ead;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(72, 158, 173);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(65.2% 0.085 210.6);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#85bbc5',
    500: '#489ead',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #489ead;
$custom-light: #85bbc5;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#489ead",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 72,
    "g": 158,
    "b": 173
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 188.911,
    "s": 41.224,
    "l": 48.039
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.65245,
    "c": 0.08502,
    "h": 210.6
  },
  "luminance": 0.28849
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#489EAD

secondary

#C1978F

accent

#6957D1

background

#F8FBFC

surface

#F0F6F8

border

#CBD0D1

text

#0C1112

muted

#7D8081

Preview Lab

Preview with #489EAD

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

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