#499DA3#499DA3
#499DA3 is a light, moderate teal. Relative luminance 0.282; OKLCH L 64.7% C 0.081 H 201.6°. Best body text is #000000 at 6.64:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #499DA3 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(73, 157, 163) |
| HSL | hsl(184, 38%, 46%) |
| HSV | hsv(184, 55%, 64%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(55.2%, 3.7%, 0%, 36.1%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(60.04, -23.54, -10.87) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(60.04, 25.93, 204.78°) |
| OKLab | oklab(64.66% -0.0757 -0.03) |
| OKLCH | oklch(64.66% 0.081 201.6) |
| XYZ | xyz(21.4128, 28.1727, 38.9527) |
| Luminance | 0.2818 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | teal |
Closest named colors
Cadetblue
#5F9EA0
ΔE00 2.90
Sea
#3C9992
ΔE00 5.94
Turquoise Blue
#06B1C4
ΔE00 7.41
Darkcyan
#008B8B
ΔE00 8.32
Dusty Teal
#4C9085
ΔE00 8.37
Dark Cyan
#0A888A
ΔE00 8.76
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#499DA3 #A34F49
analogous
#49A37C #499DA3 #4970A3
triadic
#499DA3 #A3499D #9DA349
tetradic
#499DA3 #7C49A3 #A34F49 #70A349
square
#499DA3 #7C49A3 #A34F49 #70A349
split-complementary
#499DA3 #A34970 #A37C49
monochromatic
#234C4E #367479 #499DA3 #6CB8BD #96CCD0
Accessibility & contrast
On white
3.17
#499DA3 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
6.64
#499DA3 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#000000 on #499DA3
6.64:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##499DA3 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##499DA3 | 1.00 | 3.17 | 6.64 | 6.64 |
| #FFFFFF | 3.17 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 6.64 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 6.64 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#9397A4
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#848CA3
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#00A29F
Achromatopsia (no color)
#919191
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #499da3; /* rgb */ color: rgb(73, 157, 163); /* oklch */ color: oklch(64.7% 0.081 201.6);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#84babe',
500: '#499da3',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #499da3; $custom-light: #84babe; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#499da3",
"rgb": {
"r": 73,
"g": 157,
"b": 163
},
"hsl": {
"h": 184,
"s": 38.136,
"l": 46.275
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.64661,
"c": 0.0814,
"h": 201.6
},
"luminance": 0.28175
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#499DA3
secondary
#BC8F8C
accent
#615ACE
background
#F8FBFB
surface
#F0F6F6
border
#CBD0D0
text
#0C1112
muted
#7D8081