#49697B#49697B

#49697B is a mid, muted cyan. Relative luminance 0.130; OKLCH L 50.3% C 0.047 H 233.6°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.85:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#49697B
RGB	rgb(73, 105, 123)
HSL	hsl(202, 26%, 38%)
HSV	hsv(202, 41%, 48%)
CMYK	cmyk(40.7%, 14.6%, 0%, 51.8%)
CIE-LAB	lab(42.69, -6.57, -13.70)
CIE-LCH	lch(42.69, 15.19, 244.37°)
OKLab	oklab(50.32% -0.0278 -0.0377)
OKLCH	oklch(50.32% 0.047 233.6)
XYZ	xyz(11.3732, 12.9490, 20.6352)
Luminance	0.1295 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	cyan

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#49697B #7B5B49

analogous

#497B74 #49697B #49507B

triadic

#49697B #7B4969 #697B49

tetradic

#49697B #74497B #7B5B49 #507B49

square

#49697B #74497B #7B5B49 #507B49

split-complementary

#49697B #7B4950 #7B7449

monochromatic

#1B272E #324855 #49697B #608AA1 #87A6B8

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.85

#49697B on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.59

#49697B on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #49697B

5.85:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##49697B	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##49697B	1.00	5.85	3.59	5.85
#FFFFFF	5.85	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.59	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.85	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#61687C

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#59627B

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#366E6F

Achromatopsia (no color)

#656565

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #49697b;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(73, 105, 123);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(50.3% 0.047 233.6);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#7e93a1',
    500: '#49697b',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #49697b;
$custom-light: #7e93a1;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#49697b",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 73,
    "g": 105,
    "b": 123
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 201.6,
    "s": 25.51,
    "l": 38.431
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.50323,
    "c": 0.0469,
    "h": 233.6
  },
  "luminance": 0.1295
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#49697B

secondary

#A48A7C

accent

#8766C2

background

#F7F9F9

surface

#EEF1F2

border

#C9CBCC

text

#0A0D0F

muted

#7C7E7E

Preview Lab

Preview with #49697B

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

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