#489c98

Color #489c98

A muted medium cyan.

Closest named color Cadet Blue #5f9ea0 · ΔE 7.1 Nearest Tailwind class teal-600 #009689 · ΔE 6

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Conversions

HEX

#489c98

RGB

rgb(72, 156, 152)

HSL

hsl(177.1, 36.8%, 44.7%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(177.1, 53.8%, 61.2%)

CMYK

cmyk(53.8%, 0%, 2.6%, 38.8%)

LAB

lab(59.36, -26.32, -5.66)

LCH

lch(59.36, 26.92, 192.14)

OKLCH

oklch(64%, 0.0815, 191.1)

HWB

hwb(177.1, 28.2%, 38.8%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#9c484c

Analogous

#489c6e

#489c98

#48769c

Triadic

#489c98

#98489c

#9c9848

Split-complementary

#489c98

#9c4876

#9c6e48

Tetradic

#489c98

#484c9c

#9c484c

#9c9848

Square

#489c98

#6e489c

#9c484c

#769c48

Shades

Color #489c98 mixed toward black.

#3c827f

#306865

#244e4c

#183433

#0c1a19

Tints

Color #489c98 mixed toward white.

#5eb5b1

#7ec4c0

#9fd2d0

#bfe1e0

#dff0ef

Tones

Color #489c98 mixed toward gray.

#4f9592

#568e8b

#5d8785

#64807f

#6b7978

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

3.24:1

Aa Black text on this color

6.48:1

Black text reads better on this background (6.48:1). That passes WCAG AA (≥4.5:1) for normal-size text, but not AAA.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#767799 · ΔE 27.8

Deuteranopia

#716a99 · ΔE 31.5

Tritanopia

#4f9a9a · ΔE 2.1

Achromatopsia

#8f8f8f · ΔE 20.6

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Code

CSS

background-color: #489c98;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#489c98]

Related colors

Light Sea Green #20b2aa

Medium Turquoise #48d1cc

Aqua #00ffff

Azure #f0ffff

Dark Cyan #008b8b

Dark Slate Gray #2f4f4f

Frequently asked questions

#489c98 (#489c98) is rgb(72, 156, 152) in RGB.

No, #489c98 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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