#449E89

Closest named color: Persian Green (#2A9D8F). oklch(63.9% 0.092 175.5), rgb(68, 158, 137).

Black text reads best on this color (6.49:1).

About this color

#449E89 is a medium-light, moderately saturated teal or cyan. In OKLCH its lightness is 64%, its chroma 0.092 and its hue 175°. Its hue sits on the cool side of the wheel. The nearest named color is Persian Green (#2A9D8F), ΔE 0.018 away. Black text reads best on it, at 6.49:1.

Hue family	Teals and cyans
Lightness	medium-light (64%)
Chroma	moderately saturated (0.092)
Temperature	cool
Nearest name	Persian Green (#2A9D8F)
Black text	6.49:1
White text	3.23:1

Values

HEX	#449E89
RGB	rgb(68, 158, 137)
HSL	hsl(166, 40%, 44%)
OKLCH	oklch(63.9% 0.092 175.5)

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 #449E89	3.23:1	AA large text	Lc -64.8	Content text, not long reading
Black text on #449E89	6.49:1	AA	Lc 44.7	Non-text elements, placeholder text
#449E89 text on white	3.23:1	AA large text	Lc 59.4	Large or bold text, headings
#449E89 text on black	6.49:1	AA	Lc -42.4	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

#F1F7F5

oklch(97.1% 0.007 174.4)
Step 100
100

#E1EDE9

oklch(93.6% 0.014 174.2)
Step 200
200

#C9DFD8

oklch(88.5% 0.025 174.7)
Step 300
300

#A3CBBF

oklch(81% 0.046 174.9)
Step 400
400

#6EB09E

oklch(70.8% 0.073 174.9)
Step 500
500 (this color)

#449E89

oklch(63.9% 0.092 175.5)
Step 600
600

#138670

oklch(55.6% 0.1 175.2)
Step 700
700

#00715E

oklch(49% 0.092 175.6)
Step 800
800

#095C4D

oklch(42.6% 0.077 176.1)
Step 900
900

#154C40

oklch(37.7% 0.06 175.4)
Step 950
950

#0F2C25

oklch(26.8% 0.037 175.2)

Export this scale for Tailwind in the Tailwind colors tool

#449E89 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)	#999588	0.097
Deuteranopia (no green cones)	#8B8B8B	0.092
Tritanopia (no blue cones)	#05A098	0.029
Achromatopsia (no color)	#8F8F8F	0.093