#499996#499996

#499996 is a light, moderate teal. Relative luminance 0.264; OKLCH L 63.2% C 0.079 H 192.1°. Best body text is #000000 at 6.28:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#499996
RGB	rgb(73, 153, 150)
HSL	hsl(178, 35%, 44%)
HSV	hsv(178, 52%, 60%)
CMYK	cmyk(52.3%, 0%, 2%, 40%)
CIE-LAB	lab(58.41, -25.14, -5.92)
CIE-LCH	lch(58.41, 25.83, 193.25°)
OKLab	oklab(63.21% -0.0768 -0.0164)
OKLCH	oklch(63.21% 0.079 192.1)
XYZ	xyz(19.6416, 26.3991, 32.9087)
Luminance	0.2640 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	teal

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Perceptual scales

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Color harmonies

complementary

#499996 #99494C

analogous

#49996E #499996 #497499

triadic

#499996 #964999 #999649

tetradic

#499996 #6E4999 #99494C #749949

square

#499996 #6E4999 #99494C #749949

split-complementary

#499996 #994974 #996E49

monochromatic

#214645 #35706D #499996 #68B7B4 #92CBC9

Accessibility & contrast

On white

3.34

#499996 on #FFFFFF

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

6.28

#499996 on #000000

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#000000 on #499996

6.28:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##499996	#FFFFFF	#000000	##000000
##499996	1.00	3.34	6.28	6.28
#FFFFFF	3.34	1.00	21.00	21.00
#000000	6.28	21.00	1.00	1.00
##000000	6.28	21.00	1.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#919296

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#848897

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#0F9D98

Achromatopsia (no color)

#8C8C8C

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #499996;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(73, 153, 150);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(63.2% 0.079 192.1);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#83b7b4',
    500: '#499996',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #499996;
$custom-light: #83b7b4;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#499996",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 73,
    "g": 153,
    "b": 150
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 177.75,
    "s": 35.398,
    "l": 44.314
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.63212,
    "c": 0.07851,
    "h": 192.1
  },
  "luminance": 0.26401
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#499996

secondary

#B78789

accent

#5C61CB

background

#F8FBFB

surface

#EFF6F6

border

#CAD0D0

text

#0B1111

muted

#7C8080

Preview Lab

Preview with #499996

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

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