#489FAD#489FAD

#489FAD is a light, moderate teal. Relative luminance 0.292; OKLCH L 65.5% C 0.085 H 209.5°. Best body text is #000000 at 6.84:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#489FAD
RGB	rgb(72, 159, 173)
HSL	hsl(188, 41%, 48%)
HSV	hsv(188, 58%, 68%)
CMYK	cmyk(58.4%, 8.1%, 0%, 32.2%)
CIE-LAB	lab(60.95, -21.86, -15.16)
CIE-LCH	lch(60.95, 26.61, 214.74°)
OKLab	oklab(65.49% -0.0743 -0.042)
OKLCH	oklch(65.49% 0.085 209.5)
XYZ	xyz(22.6104, 29.1889, 43.9695)
Luminance	0.2919 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	teal

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#489FAD #AD5648

analogous

#48AD88 #489FAD #486CAD

triadic

#489FAD #AD489F #9FAD48

tetradic

#489FAD #8848AD #AD5648 #6CAD48

square

#489FAD #8848AD #AD5648 #6CAD48

split-complementary

#489FAD #AD486C #AD8848

monochromatic

#245057 #367782 #489FAD #6FB7C3 #9ACDD5

Accessibility & contrast

On white

3.07

#489FAD on #FFFFFF

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

6.84

#489FAD on #000000

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#000000 on #489FAD

6.84:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##489FAD	#FFFFFF	#000000	##000000
##489FAD	1.00	3.07	6.84	6.84
#FFFFFF	3.07	1.00	21.00	21.00
#000000	6.84	21.00	1.00	1.00
##000000	6.84	21.00	1.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#929AAE

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#838EAD

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#00A6A3

Achromatopsia (no color)

#939393

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #489fad;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(72, 159, 173);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(65.5% 0.085 209.5);

Tailwind

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

SCSS

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

JSON

{
  "hex": "#489fad",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 72,
    "g": 159,
    "b": 173
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 188.317,
    "s": 41.224,
    "l": 48.039
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.65488,
    "c": 0.08535,
    "h": 209.5
  },
  "luminance": 0.29191
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#489FAD

secondary

#C1968F

accent

#6857D1

background

#F8FBFC

surface

#F0F6F8

border

#CBD0D1

text

#0C1212

muted

#7D8181

Preview Lab

Preview with #489FAD

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

Preview Lab → · Contrast checker → · Palette generator →