#499CA7#499CA7
#499CA7 is a light, moderate teal. Relative luminance 0.280; OKLCH L 64.6% C 0.082 H 207.0°. Best body text is #000000 at 6.60:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #499CA7 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(73, 156, 167) |
| HSL | hsl(187, 39%, 47%) |
| HSV | hsv(187, 56%, 65%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(56.3%, 6.6%, 0%, 34.5%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(59.87, -21.87, -13.39) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(59.87, 25.65, 211.48°) |
| OKLab | oklab(64.57% -0.0728 -0.037) |
| OKLCH | oklch(64.57% 0.082 207) |
| XYZ | xyz(21.6083, 27.9814, 40.8139) |
| Luminance | 0.2798 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | teal |
Closest named colors
Cadetblue
#5F9EA0
ΔE00 3.96
Turquoise Blue
#06B1C4
ΔE00 7.02
Sea
#3C9992
ΔE00 7.94
Teal Blue
#01889F
ΔE00 8.51
Darkcyan
#008B8B
ΔE00 9.27
Dark Cyan
#0A888A
ΔE00 9.44
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#499CA7 #A75449
analogous
#49A783 #499CA7 #496DA7
triadic
#499CA7 #A7499C #9CA749
tetradic
#499CA7 #8349A7 #A75449 #6DA749
square
#499CA7 #8349A7 #A75449 #6DA749
split-complementary
#499CA7 #A7496D #A78349
monochromatic
#244C52 #36747C #499CA7 #6EB6BF #98CBD2
Accessibility & contrast
On white
3.18
#499CA7 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
6.60
#499CA7 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#000000 on #499CA7
6.60:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##499CA7 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##499CA7 | 1.00 | 3.18 | 6.60 | 6.60 |
| #FFFFFF | 3.18 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 6.60 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 6.60 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#9097A8
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#828CA7
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#00A29F
Achromatopsia (no color)
#909090
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #499ca7; /* rgb */ color: rgb(73, 156, 167); /* oklch */ color: oklch(64.6% 0.082 207.0);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#84b9c1',
500: '#499ca7',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #499ca7; $custom-light: #84b9c1; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#499ca7",
"rgb": {
"r": 73,
"g": 156,
"b": 167
},
"hsl": {
"h": 187.021,
"s": 39.167,
"l": 47.059
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.64565,
"c": 0.08169,
"h": 207
},
"luminance": 0.27983
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#499CA7
secondary
#BE938D
accent
#6759CF
background
#F8FBFB
surface
#F0F6F7
border
#CBD0D0
text
#0C1112
muted
#7D8081