#489FAF#489FAF

#489FAF is a light, moderate teal. Relative luminance 0.293; OKLCH L 65.6% C 0.086 H 211.4°. Best body text is #000000 at 6.85:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#489FAF
RGB	rgb(72, 159, 175)
HSL	hsl(189, 42%, 48%)
HSV	hsv(189, 59%, 69%)
CMYK	cmyk(58.9%, 9.1%, 0%, 31.4%)
CIE-LAB	lab(61.02, -21.27, -16.18)
CIE-LCH	lch(61.02, 26.73, 217.27°)
OKLab	oklab(65.57% -0.0735 -0.0448)
OKLCH	oklch(65.57% 0.086 211.4)
XYZ	xyz(22.8053, 29.2669, 44.9964)
Luminance	0.2927 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	teal

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#489FAF #AF5848

analogous

#48AF8B #489FAF #486BAF

triadic

#489FAF #AF489F #9FAF48

tetradic

#489FAF #8B48AF #AF5848 #6BAF48

square

#489FAF #8B48AF #AF5848 #6BAF48

split-complementary

#489FAF #AF486B #AF8B48

monochromatic

#245058 #367884 #489FAF #70B7C4 #9BCDD6

Accessibility & contrast

On white

3.06

#489FAF on #FFFFFF

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

6.85

#489FAF on #000000

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#000000 on #489FAF

6.85:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##489FAF	#FFFFFF	#000000	##000000
##489FAF	1.00	3.06	6.85	6.85
#FFFFFF	3.06	1.00	21.00	21.00
#000000	6.85	21.00	1.00	1.00
##000000	6.85	21.00	1.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#929AB0

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#828EAF

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#00A6A4

Achromatopsia (no color)

#939393

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #489faf;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(72, 159, 175);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(65.6% 0.086 211.4);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#85bbc6',
    500: '#489faf',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #489faf;
$custom-light: #85bbc6;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#489faf",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 72,
    "g": 159,
    "b": 175
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 189.32,
    "s": 41.7,
    "l": 48.431
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.65565,
    "c": 0.08609,
    "h": 211.4
  },
  "luminance": 0.29269
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#489FAF

secondary

#C29890

accent

#6956D2

background

#F8FBFC

surface

#F0F6F8

border

#CBD0D1

text

#0C1213

muted

#7D8182

Preview Lab

Preview with #489FAF

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

Preview Lab → · Contrast checker → · Palette generator →