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#489f9b color: Tourmaline Turquoise

#489f9b is rgb(72, 159, 155) in RGB and oklch(64.833% 0.08371 191.219) in OKLCH. Every other format, shade and contrast value is below.

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177°
100%

64.8%
0.084
191°
  • Cyan
  • Medium
  • Soft
  • Cool
  • ≈ Mint
  • teal-600
  • Black 38%

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text
3.13:1Hard to read
Lc -64
Black text
6.71:1Readable · AA
Lc 46

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About #489f9b

#489f9b is a soft cyan color. In OKLCH it has 64.8% lightness, 0.084 chroma and a hue of 191°.

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text on it reaches 3.13:1 contrast and black text 6.71:1, so black text reads better.

The closest named color is Tourmaline Turquoise (#4f9e96). In Tailwind CSS the closest color is teal-600.

More medium cyan colors

Lighter: #489f9b mixed with white

  1. 489f9b
  2. 5da8a5
  3. 71b2ae
  4. 83bbb8
  5. 95c5c2
  6. a7cfcc
  7. b9d8d6
  8. cae2e0
  9. dcecea
  10. edf5f5

Darker: #489f9b mixed with black

  1. 489f9b
  2. 3d8a86
  3. 337572
  4. 29615e
  5. 1f4d4b
  6. 163b39
  7. 0d2928
  8. 061818
  9. 020909
  10. 000101

Calmer: #489f9b with less saturation

  1. 489f9b
  2. 529e9a
  3. 5b9c99
  4. 639a97
  5. 6a9996
  6. 719795
  7. 789694
  8. 7e9492
  9. 849291
  10. 899090

Questions about #489f9b

What color is #489f9b?

#489f9b is soft cyan. The closest named color is Tourmaline Turquoise. In RGB it is rgb(72, 159, 155), in HSL hsl(177.24, 37.66%, 45.29%) and in OKLCH oklch(64.833% 0.08371 191.219).

What colors go well with #489f9b?

The complementary color of #489f9b is #bc7982. For a calmer combination use the analogous colors #5d9f7e and #4e9ab3. The triadic partners are #9f80b4 and #af8654.

Is white or black text more readable on #489f9b?

Black text reads better on #489f9b: white gives a contrast ratio of 3.13:1 and black gives 6.71:1. WCAG AA asks for at least 4.5:1 for body text.

Is #489f9b a warm or cool color?

#489f9b is a cool color. In OKLCH its hue is 191 degrees, its lightness 64.8% and its chroma 0.084.