#499997#499997

#499997 is a light, moderate teal. Relative luminance 0.264; OKLCH L 63.2% C 0.078 H 193.2°. Best body text is #000000 at 6.29:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#499997
RGB	rgb(73, 153, 151)
HSL	hsl(179, 35%, 44%)
HSV	hsv(179, 52%, 60%)
CMYK	cmyk(52.3%, 0%, 1.3%, 40%)
CIE-LAB	lab(58.44, -24.87, -6.44)
CIE-LCH	lch(58.44, 25.69, 194.53°)
OKLab	oklab(63.25% -0.0763 -0.0179)
OKLCH	oklch(63.25% 0.078 193.2)
XYZ	xyz(19.7225, 26.4315, 33.3346)
Luminance	0.2643 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	teal

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Perceptual scales

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Color harmonies

complementary

#499997 #99494B

analogous

#49996F #499997 #497399

triadic

#499997 #974999 #999749

tetradic

#499997 #6F4999 #99494B #739949

square

#499997 #6F4999 #99494B #739949

split-complementary

#499997 #994973 #996F49

monochromatic

#214645 #35706E #499997 #68B7B5 #92CBC9

Accessibility & contrast

On white

3.34

#499997 on #FFFFFF

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

6.29

#499997 on #000000

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#000000 on #499997

6.29:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##499997	#FFFFFF	#000000	##000000
##499997	1.00	3.34	6.29	6.29
#FFFFFF	3.34	1.00	21.00	21.00
#000000	6.29	21.00	1.00	1.00
##000000	6.29	21.00	1.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#919297

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#838898

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#0D9D98

Achromatopsia (no color)

#8D8D8D

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #499997;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(73, 153, 151);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(63.2% 0.078 193.2);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#83b7b5',
    500: '#499997',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #499997;
$custom-light: #83b7b5;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#499997",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 73,
    "g": 153,
    "b": 151
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 178.5,
    "s": 35.398,
    "l": 44.314
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.63246,
    "c": 0.07838,
    "h": 193.2
  },
  "luminance": 0.26433
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#499997

secondary

#B78788

accent

#5C5FCB

background

#F8FBFB

surface

#EFF6F6

border

#CAD0D0

text

#0B1111

muted

#7C8080

Preview Lab

Preview with #499997

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

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