#499989#499989

#499989 is a light, moderate teal. Relative luminance 0.260; OKLCH L 62.8% C 0.083 H 178.6°. Best body text is #000000 at 6.20:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#499989
RGB	rgb(73, 153, 137)
HSL	hsl(168, 35%, 44%)
HSV	hsv(168, 52%, 60%)
CMYK	cmyk(52.3%, 0%, 10.5%, 40%)
CIE-LAB	lab(58.04, -28.58, 0.93)
CIE-LCH	lch(58.04, 28.60, 178.13°)
OKLab	oklab(62.79% -0.0827 0.002)
OKLCH	oklch(62.79% 0.083 178.6)
XYZ	xyz(18.6523, 26.0034, 27.6983)
Luminance	0.2601 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	teal

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#499989 #994959

analogous

#499961 #499989 #498199

triadic

#499989 #894999 #998949

tetradic

#499989 #614999 #994959 #819949

square

#499989 #614999 #994959 #819949

split-complementary

#499989 #994981 #996149

monochromatic

#21463F #357064 #499989 #68B7A7 #92CBBF

Accessibility & contrast

On white

3.39

#499989 on #FFFFFF

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

6.20

#499989 on #000000

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#000000 on #499989

6.20:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##499989	#FFFFFF	#000000	##000000
##499989	1.00	3.39	6.20	6.20
#FFFFFF	3.39	1.00	21.00	21.00
#000000	6.20	21.00	1.00	1.00
##000000	6.20	21.00	1.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#949188

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#87888A

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#209B94

Achromatopsia (no color)

#8B8B8B

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #499989;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(73, 153, 137);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(62.8% 0.083 178.6);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#82b7ab',
    500: '#499989',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #499989;
$custom-light: #82b7ab;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#499989",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 73,
    "g": 153,
    "b": 137
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 168,
    "s": 35.398,
    "l": 44.314
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.62786,
    "c": 0.08275,
    "h": 178.6
  },
  "luminance": 0.26005
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#499989

secondary

#B78791

accent

#5C73CB

background

#F8FBFA

surface

#EFF6F4

border

#CAD0CE

text

#0B1110

muted

#7C807F

Preview Lab

Preview with #499989

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

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