#499799#499799

#499799 is a light, moderate teal. Relative luminance 0.259; OKLCH L 62.8% C 0.077 H 197.6°. Best body text is #000000 at 6.17:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#499799
RGB	rgb(73, 151, 153)
HSL	hsl(182, 35%, 44%)
HSV	hsv(182, 52%, 60%)
CMYK	cmyk(52.3%, 1.3%, 0%, 40%)
CIE-LAB	lab(57.89, -23.29, -8.40)
CIE-LCH	lch(57.89, 24.76, 199.84°)
OKLab	oklab(62.82% -0.0731 -0.0232)
OKLCH	oklch(62.82% 0.077 197.6)
XYZ	xyz(19.5617, 25.8478, 34.0891)
Luminance	0.2585 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	teal

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#499799 #994B49

analogous

#499973 #499799 #496F99

triadic

#499799 #994997 #979949

tetradic

#499799 #734999 #994B49 #6F9949

square

#499799 #734999 #994B49 #6F9949

split-complementary

#499799 #99496F #997349

monochromatic

#214546 #356E70 #499799 #68B5B7 #92C9CB

Accessibility & contrast

On white

3.40

#499799 on #FFFFFF

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

6.17

#499799 on #000000

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#000000 on #499799

6.17:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##499799	#FFFFFF	#000000	##000000
##499799	1.00	3.40	6.17	6.17
#FFFFFF	3.40	1.00	21.00	21.00
#000000	6.17	21.00	1.00	1.00
##000000	6.17	21.00	1.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#8E9199

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#81879A

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#0A9B97

Achromatopsia (no color)

#8B8B8B

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #499799;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(73, 151, 153);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(62.8% 0.077 197.6);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#83b6b7',
    500: '#499799',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #499799;
$custom-light: #83b6b7;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#499799",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 73,
    "g": 151,
    "b": 153
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 181.5,
    "s": 35.398,
    "l": 44.314
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.62822,
    "c": 0.07671,
    "h": 197.6
  },
  "luminance": 0.2585
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#499799

secondary

#B78887

accent

#5F5CCB

background

#F8FBFB

surface

#EFF6F6

border

#CAD0D0

text

#0B1111

muted

#7C8080

Preview Lab

Preview with #499799

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

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