#499897#499897

#499897 is a light, moderate teal. Relative luminance 0.261; OKLCH L 63.0% C 0.078 H 194.3°. Best body text is #000000 at 6.22:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#499897
RGB	rgb(73, 152, 151)
HSL	hsl(179, 35%, 44%)
HSV	hsv(179, 52%, 60%)
CMYK	cmyk(52%, 0%, 0.7%, 40.4%)
CIE-LAB	lab(58.14, -24.36, -6.90)
CIE-LCH	lch(58.14, 25.32, 195.81°)
OKLab	oklab(63% -0.0752 -0.0191)
OKLCH	oklch(63% 0.078 194.3)
XYZ	xyz(19.5595, 26.1055, 33.2803)
Luminance	0.2611 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	teal

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#499897 #98494A

analogous

#499870 #499897 #497298

triadic

#499897 #974998 #989749

tetradic

#499897 #704998 #98494A #729849

square

#499897 #704998 #98494A #729849

split-complementary

#499897 #984972 #987049

monochromatic

#214545 #356F6E #499897 #68B6B5 #91CACA

Accessibility & contrast

On white

3.38

#499897 on #FFFFFF

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

6.22

#499897 on #000000

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#000000 on #499897

6.22:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##499897	#FFFFFF	#000000	##000000
##499897	1.00	3.38	6.22	6.22
#FFFFFF	3.38	1.00	21.00	21.00
#000000	6.22	21.00	1.00	1.00
##000000	6.22	21.00	1.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#909197

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#828898

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#0E9C97

Achromatopsia (no color)

#8C8C8C

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #499897;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(73, 152, 151);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(63.0% 0.078 194.3);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#83b6b5',
    500: '#499897',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #499897;
$custom-light: #83b6b5;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#499897",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 73,
    "g": 152,
    "b": 151
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 179.241,
    "s": 35.111,
    "l": 44.118
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.62998,
    "c": 0.07755,
    "h": 194.3
  },
  "luminance": 0.26107
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#499897

secondary

#B68787

accent

#5D5ECB

background

#F8FBFB

surface

#EFF6F6

border

#CAD0D0

text

#0B1111

muted

#7C8080

Preview Lab

Preview with #499897

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

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