#489EA1

Closest named color: Cadet Blue (#5F9EA0). oklch(64.8% 0.083 198.4), rgb(72, 158, 161).

Black text reads best on this color (6.68:1).

About this color

#489EA1 is a medium-light, moderately saturated teal or cyan. In OKLCH its lightness is 65%, its chroma 0.083 and its hue 198°. Its hue sits on the cool side of the wheel. The nearest named color is Cadet Blue (#5F9EA0), ΔE 0.020 away. Black text reads best on it, at 6.68:1.

Hue family	Teals and cyans
Lightness	medium-light (65%)
Chroma	moderately saturated (0.083)
Temperature	cool
Nearest name	Cadet Blue (#5F9EA0)
Black text	6.68:1
White text	3.14:1

Values

HEX	#489EA1
RGB	rgb(72, 158, 161)
HSL	hsl(182, 38%, 46%)
OKLCH	oklch(64.8% 0.083 198.4)

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 #489EA1	3.14:1	AA large text	Lc -63.7	Content text, not long reading
Black text on #489EA1	6.68:1	AA	Lc 45.8	Large or bold text, headings
#489EA1 text on white	3.14:1	AA large text	Lc 58.3	Large or bold text, headings
#489EA1 text on black	6.68:1	AA	Lc -43.4	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

#F1F7F7

oklch(97.2% 0.006 197.1)
Step 100
100

#E1ECED

oklch(93.5% 0.012 203.5)
Step 200
200

#C9DEDE

oklch(88.5% 0.022 196.8)
Step 300
300

#A3C9CA

oklch(80.9% 0.04 198.4)
Step 400
400

#6FADAF

oklch(70.6% 0.064 198.4)
Step 500
500 (this color)

#489EA1

oklch(64.8% 0.083 198.4)
Step 600
600

#168387

oklch(55.6% 0.09 198.8)
Step 700
700

#006F72

oklch(49.2% 0.084 198.1)
Step 800
800

#0C5A5D

oklch(42.6% 0.069 199)
Step 900
900

#164A4C

oklch(37.6% 0.054 198.8)
Step 950
950

#0F2C2D

oklch(27.2% 0.035 198.4)

Export this scale for Tailwind in the Tailwind colors tool

#489EA1 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)	#9497A1	0.085
Deuteranopia (no green cones)	#868DA2	0.079
Tritanopia (no blue cones)	#00A39F	0.031
Achromatopsia (no color)	#919191	0.083