#499899#499899

#499899 is a light, moderate teal. Relative luminance 0.262; OKLCH L 63.1% C 0.077 H 196.5°. Best body text is #000000 at 6.23:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#499899
RGB	rgb(73, 152, 153)
HSL	hsl(181, 35%, 44%)
HSV	hsv(181, 52%, 60%)
CMYK	cmyk(52.3%, 0.7%, 0%, 40%)
CIE-LAB	lab(58.20, -23.81, -7.95)
CIE-LCH	lch(58.20, 25.10, 198.46°)
OKLab	oklab(63.07% -0.0743 -0.022)
OKLCH	oklch(63.07% 0.077 196.5)
XYZ	xyz(19.7233, 26.1710, 34.1429)
Luminance	0.2617 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	teal

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#499899 #994A49

analogous

#499972 #499899 #497099

triadic

#499899 #994998 #989949

tetradic

#499899 #724999 #994A49 #709949

square

#499899 #724999 #994A49 #709949

split-complementary

#499899 #994970 #997249

monochromatic

#214646 #356F70 #499899 #68B6B7 #92CACB

Accessibility & contrast

On white

3.37

#499899 on #FFFFFF

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

6.23

#499899 on #000000

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#000000 on #499899

6.23:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##499899	#FFFFFF	#000000	##000000
##499899	1.00	3.37	6.23	6.23
#FFFFFF	3.37	1.00	21.00	21.00
#000000	6.23	21.00	1.00	1.00
##000000	6.23	21.00	1.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#8F9299

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#82889A

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#099C98

Achromatopsia (no color)

#8C8C8C

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #499899;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(73, 152, 153);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(63.1% 0.077 196.5);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#83b6b7',
    500: '#499899',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #499899;
$custom-light: #83b6b7;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#499899",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 73,
    "g": 152,
    "b": 153
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 180.75,
    "s": 35.398,
    "l": 44.314
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.63069,
    "c": 0.07745,
    "h": 196.5
  },
  "luminance": 0.26173
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#499899

secondary

#B78887

accent

#5E5CCB

background

#F8FBFB

surface

#EFF6F6

border

#CAD0D0

text

#0B1111

muted

#7C8080

Preview Lab

Preview with #499899

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

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