#49999C#49999C

#49999C is a light, moderate teal. Relative luminance 0.266; OKLCH L 63.4% C 0.078 H 198.7°. Best body text is #000000 at 6.32:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#49999C
RGB	rgb(73, 153, 156)
HSL	hsl(182, 36%, 45%)
HSV	hsv(182, 53%, 61%)
CMYK	cmyk(53.2%, 1.9%, 0%, 38.8%)
CIE-LAB	lab(58.60, -23.48, -9.06)
CIE-LCH	lch(58.60, 25.16, 201.09°)
OKLab	oklab(63.42% -0.0741 -0.025)
OKLCH	oklch(63.42% 0.078 198.7)
XYZ	xyz(20.1372, 26.5974, 35.5186)
Luminance	0.2660 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	teal

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#49999C #9C4C49

analogous

#499C76 #49999C #496F9C

triadic

#49999C #9C4999 #999C49

tetradic

#49999C #76499C #9C4C49 #6F9C49

square

#49999C #76499C #9C4C49 #6F9C49

split-complementary

#49999C #9C496F #9C7649

monochromatic

#224749 #357072 #49999C #69B6B9 #93CACC

Accessibility & contrast

On white

3.32

#49999C on #FFFFFF

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

6.32

#49999C on #000000

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#000000 on #49999C

6.32:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##49999C	#FFFFFF	#000000	##000000
##49999C	1.00	3.32	6.32	6.32
#FFFFFF	3.32	1.00	21.00	21.00
#000000	6.32	21.00	1.00	1.00
##000000	6.32	21.00	1.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#90939C

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#82899D

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#009E9A

Achromatopsia (no color)

#8D8D8D

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #49999c;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(73, 153, 156);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(63.4% 0.078 198.7);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#83b7b9',
    500: '#49999c',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #49999c;
$custom-light: #83b7b9;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#49999c",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 73,
    "g": 153,
    "b": 156
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 182.169,
    "s": 36.245,
    "l": 44.902
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.63423,
    "c": 0.07822,
    "h": 198.7
  },
  "luminance": 0.26599
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#49999C

secondary

#B88A88

accent

#605CCC

background

#F8FBFB

surface

#F0F6F6

border

#CBD0D0

text

#0B1111

muted

#7C8080

Preview Lab

Preview with #49999C

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

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