#499699#499699

#499699 is a light, moderate teal. Relative luminance 0.255; OKLCH L 62.6% C 0.076 H 198.8°. Best body text is #000000 at 6.11:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#499699
RGB	rgb(73, 150, 153)
HSL	hsl(182, 35%, 44%)
HSV	hsv(182, 52%, 60%)
CMYK	cmyk(52.3%, 2%, 0%, 40%)
CIE-LAB	lab(57.59, -22.78, -8.86)
CIE-LCH	lch(57.59, 24.44, 201.26°)
OKLab	oklab(62.58% -0.0719 -0.0245)
OKLCH	oklch(62.58% 0.076 198.8)
XYZ	xyz(19.4014, 25.5273, 34.0356)
Luminance	0.2553 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	teal

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#499699 #994C49

analogous

#499974 #499699 #496E99

triadic

#499699 #994996 #969949

tetradic

#499699 #744999 #994C49 #6E9949

square

#499699 #744999 #994C49 #6E9949

split-complementary

#499699 #99496E #997449

monochromatic

#214546 #356D70 #499699 #68B4B7 #92C9CB

Accessibility & contrast

On white

3.44

#499699 on #FFFFFF

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

6.11

#499699 on #000000

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#000000 on #499699

6.11:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##499699	#FFFFFF	#000000	##000000
##499699	1.00	3.44	6.11	6.11
#FFFFFF	3.44	1.00	21.00	21.00
#000000	6.11	21.00	1.00	1.00
##000000	6.11	21.00	1.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#8D9099

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#80869A

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#0B9B97

Achromatopsia (no color)

#8A8A8A

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #499699;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(73, 150, 153);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(62.6% 0.076 198.8);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#83b5b7',
    500: '#499699',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #499699;
$custom-light: #83b5b7;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#499699",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 73,
    "g": 150,
    "b": 153
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 182.25,
    "s": 35.398,
    "l": 44.314
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.62575,
    "c": 0.07599,
    "h": 198.8
  },
  "luminance": 0.25529
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#499699

secondary

#B78987

accent

#615CCB

background

#F8FBFB

surface

#EFF6F6

border

#CAD0D0

text

#0B1111

muted

#7C8080

Preview Lab

Preview with #499699

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

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