#499FA5#499FA5
#499FA5 is a light, moderate teal. Relative luminance 0.289; OKLCH L 65.2% C 0.083 H 201.5°. Best body text is #000000 at 6.79:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #499FA5 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(73, 159, 165) |
| HSL | hsl(184, 39%, 47%) |
| HSV | hsv(184, 56%, 65%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(55.8%, 3.6%, 0%, 35.3%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(60.72, -23.99, -10.99) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(60.72, 26.39, 204.61°) |
| OKLab | oklab(65.22% -0.0771 -0.0304) |
| OKLCH | oklch(65.22% 0.083 201.5) |
| XYZ | xyz(21.9345, 28.9272, 40.0176) |
| Luminance | 0.2893 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | teal |
Closest named colors
Cadetblue
#5F9EA0
ΔE00 2.95
Sea
#3C9992
ΔE00 6.08
Turquoise Blue
#06B1C4
ΔE00 6.93
Lightseagreen
#20B2AA
ΔE00 8.55
Dusty Teal
#4C9085
ΔE00 8.71
Darkcyan
#008B8B
ΔE00 8.76
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#499FA5 #A54F49
analogous
#49A57D #499FA5 #4971A5
triadic
#499FA5 #A5499F #9FA549
tetradic
#499FA5 #7D49A5 #A54F49 #71A549
square
#499FA5 #7D49A5 #A54F49 #71A549
split-complementary
#499FA5 #A54971 #A57D49
monochromatic
#234D50 #36767B #499FA5 #6DB9BE #97CDD1
Accessibility & contrast
On white
3.09
#499FA5 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
6.79
#499FA5 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#000000 on #499FA5
6.79:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##499FA5 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##499FA5 | 1.00 | 3.09 | 6.79 | 6.79 |
| #FFFFFF | 3.09 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 6.79 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 6.79 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#9499A6
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#868EA5
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#00A4A1
Achromatopsia (no color)
#929292
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #499fa5; /* rgb */ color: rgb(73, 159, 165); /* oklch */ color: oklch(65.2% 0.083 201.5);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#85bbbf',
500: '#499fa5',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #499fa5; $custom-light: #85bbbf; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#499fa5",
"rgb": {
"r": 73,
"g": 159,
"b": 165
},
"hsl": {
"h": 183.913,
"s": 38.655,
"l": 46.667
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.65224,
"c": 0.08283,
"h": 201.5
},
"luminance": 0.28929
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#499FA5
secondary
#BD908D
accent
#6159CF
background
#F8FBFB
surface
#F0F6F7
border
#CBD0D0
text
#0C1212
muted
#7D8181