#49686B#49686B

#49686B is a mid, muted teal. Relative luminance 0.124; OKLCH L 49.4% C 0.036 H 203.6°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.04:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#49686B
RGB	rgb(73, 104, 107)
HSL	hsl(185, 19%, 35%)
HSV	hsv(185, 32%, 42%)
CMYK	cmyk(31.8%, 2.8%, 0%, 58%)
CIE-LAB	lab(41.81, -10.41, -5.32)
CIE-LCH	lch(41.81, 11.69, 207.04°)
OKLab	oklab(49.44% -0.0333 -0.0145)
OKLCH	oklch(49.44% 0.036 203.6)
XYZ	xyz(10.3509, 12.3781, 15.7509)
Luminance	0.1238 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	teal

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#49686B #6B4C49

analogous

#496B5D #49686B #49576B

triadic

#49686B #6B4968 #686B49

tetradic

#49686B #5D496B #6B4C49 #576B49

square

#49686B #5D496B #6B4C49 #576B49

split-complementary

#49686B #6B4957 #6B5D49

monochromatic

#172122 #304547 #49686B #628B8F #84A7AB

Accessibility & contrast

On white

6.04

#49686B on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.48

#49686B on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #49686B

6.04:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##49686B	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##49686B	1.00	6.04	3.48	6.04
#FFFFFF	6.04	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.48	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	6.04	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#63656B

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#5D616B

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#3D6A69

Achromatopsia (no color)

#636363

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #49686b;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(73, 104, 107);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(49.4% 0.036 203.6);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#7d9395',
    500: '#49686b',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #49686b;
$custom-light: #7d9395;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#49686b",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 73,
    "g": 104,
    "b": 107
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 185.294,
    "s": 18.889,
    "l": 35.294
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.49441,
    "c": 0.03631,
    "h": 203.6
  },
  "luminance": 0.12379
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#49686B

secondary

#987B78

accent

#736CBC

background

#F7F9F9

surface

#EEF1F1

border

#C9CBCB

text

#0A0D0D

muted

#7C7E7E

Preview Lab

Preview with #49686B

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

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