#49697A#49697A

#49697A is a mid, muted cyan. Relative luminance 0.129; OKLCH L 50.3% C 0.046 H 232.0°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.86:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#49697A
RGB	rgb(73, 105, 122)
HSL	hsl(201, 25%, 38%)
HSV	hsv(201, 40%, 48%)
CMYK	cmyk(40.2%, 13.9%, 0%, 52.2%)
CIE-LAB	lab(42.65, -6.86, -13.15)
CIE-LCH	lch(42.65, 14.83, 242.45°)
OKLab	oklab(50.28% -0.0282 -0.0362)
OKLCH	oklch(50.28% 0.046 232)
XYZ	xyz(11.3109, 12.9241, 20.3072)
Luminance	0.1293 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	cyan

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#49697A #7A5A49

analogous

#497A72 #49697A #49507A

triadic

#49697A #7A4969 #697A49

tetradic

#49697A #72497A #7A5A49 #507A49

square

#49697A #72497A #7A5A49 #507A49

split-complementary

#49697A #7A4950 #7A7249

monochromatic

#1B272D #324854 #49697A #608AA0 #87A6B7

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.86

#49697A on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.59

#49697A on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #49697A

5.86:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##49697A	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##49697A	1.00	5.86	3.59	5.86
#FFFFFF	5.86	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.59	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.86	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#61687B

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#5A627A

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#376E6E

Achromatopsia (no color)

#656565

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #49697a;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(73, 105, 122);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(50.3% 0.046 232.0);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#7e93a0',
    500: '#49697a',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #49697a;
$custom-light: #7e93a0;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#49697a",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 73,
    "g": 105,
    "b": 122
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 200.816,
    "s": 25.128,
    "l": 38.235
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.50281,
    "c": 0.04592,
    "h": 232
  },
  "luminance": 0.12925
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#49697A

secondary

#A3897C

accent

#8666C2

background

#F7F9F9

surface

#EEF1F2

border

#C9CBCC

text

#0A0D0E

muted

#7C7E7E

Preview Lab

Preview with #49697A

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

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