#449DBF

Closest named color: Cadet Blue (#5F9EA0). oklch(65.6% 0.098 226.4), rgb(68, 157, 191).

Black text reads best on this color (6.82:1).

About this color

#449DBF is a medium-light, moderately saturated teal or cyan. In OKLCH its lightness is 66%, its chroma 0.098 and its hue 226°. Its hue sits on the cool side of the wheel. The nearest named color is Cadet Blue (#5F9EA0), ΔE 0.051 away. Black text reads best on it, at 6.82:1.

Hue family	Teals and cyans
Lightness	medium-light (66%)
Chroma	moderately saturated (0.098)
Temperature	cool
Nearest name	Cadet Blue (#5F9EA0)
Black text	6.82:1
White text	3.07:1

Values

HEX	#449DBF
RGB	rgb(68, 157, 191)
HSL	hsl(197, 49%, 51%)
OKLCH	oklch(65.6% 0.098 226.4)

Contrast

WCAG 2 contrast ratios are the conformance target: AA needs 4.5:1 for body text and 3:1 for large text, AAA needs 7:1. APCA Lc values are supplementary guidance from the WCAG 3 drafts.

Pair	WCAG 2	Result	APCA	APCA guidance
White text on #449DBF	3.07:1	AA large text	Lc -62.8	Content text, not long reading
Black text on #449DBF	6.82:1	AA	Lc 46.6	Large or bold text, headings
#449DBF text on white	3.07:1	AA large text	Lc 57.4	Large or bold text, headings
#449DBF text on black	6.82:1	AA	Lc -44.3	Non-text elements, placeholder text

Tints and shades

A 50–950 scale built in OKLCH: the hue is held, lightness follows a Tailwind v4-like curve, and every step is kept inside the sRGB gamut. This color sits at step 500.

Step 50
50

#F1F6F9

oklch(97% 0.007 233.6)
Step 100
100

#E1ECF1

oklch(93.6% 0.014 226.6)
Step 200
200

#C8DDE7

oklch(88.5% 0.026 227.9)
Step 300
300

#A1C8D9

oklch(81% 0.048 226.3)
Step 400
400

#6AABC6

oklch(70.8% 0.077 226.4)
Step 500
500 (this color)

#449DBF

oklch(65.6% 0.098 226.4)
Step 600
600

#017FA3

oklch(55.6% 0.107 226.5)
Step 700
700

#006B8A

oklch(49.2% 0.095 226.5)
Step 800
800

#005771

oklch(42.6% 0.082 226.6)
Step 900
900

#11485C

oklch(37.7% 0.064 227.2)
Step 950
950

#0D2A36

oklch(26.9% 0.041 228.4)

Export this scale for Tailwind in the Tailwind colors tool

#449DBF with color blindness

Simulated with the Machado et al. (2009) model. ΔE is how far the color moves: below about 0.02 you would not notice a change.

Vision	Seen as	Shift (ΔE)
Protanopia (no red cones)	#8B9AC1	0.074
Deuteranopia (no green cones)	#798DBF	0.065
Tritanopia (no blue cones)	#00A7A8	0.058
Achromatopsia (no color)	#939393	0.098