#49999D#49999D

#49999D is a light, moderate teal. Relative luminance 0.266; OKLCH L 63.5% C 0.078 H 199.8°. Best body text is #000000 at 6.33:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#49999D
RGB	rgb(73, 153, 157)
HSL	hsl(183, 37%, 45%)
HSV	hsv(183, 54%, 62%)
CMYK	cmyk(53.5%, 2.5%, 0%, 38.4%)
CIE-LAB	lab(58.63, -23.20, -9.58)
CIE-LCH	lch(58.63, 25.10, 202.44°)
OKLab	oklab(63.46% -0.0737 -0.0265)
OKLCH	oklch(63.46% 0.078 199.8)
XYZ	xyz(20.2222, 26.6314, 35.9664)
Luminance	0.2663 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	teal

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#49999D #9D4D49

analogous

#499D77 #49999D #496F9D

triadic

#49999D #9D4999 #999D49

tetradic

#49999D #77499D #9D4D49 #6F9D49

square

#49999D #77499D #9D4D49 #6F9D49

split-complementary

#49999D #9D496F #9D7749

monochromatic

#224849 #367073 #49999D #6AB6BA #93CACD

Accessibility & contrast

On white

3.32

#49999D on #FFFFFF

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

6.33

#49999D on #000000

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#000000 on #49999D

6.33:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##49999D	#FFFFFF	#000000	##000000
##49999D	1.00	3.32	6.33	6.33
#FFFFFF	3.32	1.00	21.00	21.00
#000000	6.33	21.00	1.00	1.00
##000000	6.33	21.00	1.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#8F939D

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#82899E

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#009E9A

Achromatopsia (no color)

#8D8D8D

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #49999d;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(73, 153, 157);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(63.5% 0.078 199.8);

Tailwind

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

SCSS

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

JSON

{
  "hex": "#49999d",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 73,
    "g": 153,
    "b": 157
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 182.857,
    "s": 36.522,
    "l": 45.098
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.63459,
    "c": 0.07829,
    "h": 199.8
  },
  "luminance": 0.26633
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#49999D

secondary

#B98B89

accent

#615BCD

background

#F8FBFB

surface

#F0F6F6

border

#CBD0D0

text

#0B1111

muted

#7C8080

Preview Lab

Preview with #49999D

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

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