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#318490 Color

#318490 is rgb(49, 132, 144) in RGB, hsl(188, 49%, 38%) in HSL, and about cmyk(66%, 8%, 0%, 44%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Metallic Seaweed (#0A7E8C), very hard to tell apart at ΔE 4.52. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#318490
HEX#318490
RGBrgb(49, 132, 144)
HSLhsl(188, 49%, 38%)
HSVhsv(188, 66%, 56%)
CMYKcmyk(66%, 8%, 0%, 44%)
OKLCHoklch(56.9% 0.08 208.5)
LABlab(50.59% -22.88 -14.31)
LCHlch(50.59% 26.98 212.02)

What #318490 Is Called

Most hex codes have no name: there are 16.7 million of them and a few thousand registered names. These are the named colors nearest to #318490, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Browse the full index of named colors A-Z or every teal in the library.

#318490 Channel Values

How #318490 breaks down in each color model. Hue is measured in degrees around the color wheel; saturation, lightness, and the CMYK inks are percentages.

ModelChannelsNotes
RGBR 49 · G 132 · B 1448-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 188° · S 49% · L 38%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 188° · S 66% · V 56%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 66% · M 8% · Y 0% · K 44%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance4.34:1 vs white · 4.83:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #318490 background. AA requires 4.5:1 for normal text and 3:1 for large text; AAA requires 7:1. Contrast is one check, not a full accessibility review.

Fails AAWhite text4.34:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text4.83:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

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Colors That Go With #318490

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #318490; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

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Tints & Shades of #318490

Lighter tints and darker shades built by moving the lightness channel while holding hue and saturation, which is what you want for hover states, backgrounds, and text variants.

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Shades

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #318490.

How #318490 Looks with Color Vision Deficiency

Simulated with the Viénot, Brettel & Mollon LMS projection model. Anomalous types are rendered as partial versions of the matching dichromacy, which is an approximation rather than a per-person clinical model.

Typical#318490
Protanopia#7B7B90
Protanomaly#657E90
Deuteranopia#717191
Deuteranomaly#5E7991
Tritanopia#2B8686
Tritanomaly#2E858A
Achromatopsia#797979

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #318490 in Code

Copy-ready declarations for the places this color usually ends up.

CSS custom property--color-318490: #318490;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #318490;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-318490': '#318490' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.192, green: 0.518, blue: 0.565)
Android XML<color name="color_318490">#318490</color>
SVG fillfill="#318490"

More Teal Colors

#318490 sits in the teal family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

#318490 Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #318490?

#318490 is a dark teal — rgb(49, 132, 144) in RGB and hsl(188, 49%, 38%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Metallic Seaweed (#0A7E8C), which is very hard to tell apart at a CIE76 distance of 4.52.

What is the RGB value of #318490?

#318490 is rgb(49, 132, 144) — red 49, green 132, and blue 144 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #318490?

#318490 converts to approximately cmyk(66%, 8%, 0%, 44%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #318490 be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #318490 scores 4.34:1 against white and 4.83:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #318490 as a CSS color keyword?

No. #318490 is not one of the CSS color keywords, so it has to be written as a hex, rgb() or hsl() value. The closest keyword is teal (#008080) at a CIE76 distance of 9.57, which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side.

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