#499796#499796

#499796 is a light, moderate teal. Relative luminance 0.258; OKLCH L 62.7% C 0.077 H 194.3°. Best body text is #000000 at 6.15:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#499796
RGB	rgb(73, 151, 150)
HSL	hsl(179, 35%, 44%)
HSV	hsv(179, 52%, 59%)
CMYK	cmyk(51.7%, 0%, 0.7%, 40.8%)
CIE-LAB	lab(57.80, -24.13, -6.83)
CIE-LCH	lch(57.80, 25.08, 195.81°)
OKLab	oklab(62.72% -0.0744 -0.0189)
OKLCH	oklch(62.72% 0.077 194.3)
XYZ	xyz(19.3170, 25.7499, 32.8005)
Luminance	0.2575 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	teal

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#499796 #97494A

analogous

#49976F #499796 #497197

triadic

#499796 #964997 #979649

tetradic

#499796 #6F4997 #97494A #719749

square

#499796 #6F4997 #97494A #719749

split-complementary

#499796 #974971 #976F49

monochromatic

#214444 #356E6D #499796 #67B6B5 #91CAC9

Accessibility & contrast

On white

3.41

#499796 on #FFFFFF

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

6.15

#499796 on #000000

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#000000 on #499796

6.15:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##499796	#FFFFFF	#000000	##000000
##499796	1.00	3.41	6.15	6.15
#FFFFFF	3.41	1.00	21.00	21.00
#000000	6.15	21.00	1.00	1.00
##000000	6.15	21.00	1.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#8F9196

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#818797

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#109B96

Achromatopsia (no color)

#8B8B8B

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #499796;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(73, 151, 150);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(62.7% 0.077 194.3);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#83b6b4',
    500: '#499796',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #499796;
$custom-light: #83b6b4;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#499796",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 73,
    "g": 151,
    "b": 150
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 179.231,
    "s": 34.821,
    "l": 43.922
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.62716,
    "c": 0.0768,
    "h": 194.3
  },
  "luminance": 0.25752
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#499796

secondary

#B68687

accent

#5D5ECB

background

#F8FBFB

surface

#EFF6F6

border

#CAD0D0

text

#0B1111

muted

#7C8080

Preview Lab

Preview with #499796

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

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