#485A5A#485A5A

#485A5A is a mid, muted teal. Relative luminance 0.094; OKLCH L 45.3% C 0.022 H 196.4°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 7.28:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#485A5A
RGB	rgb(72, 90, 90)
HSL	hsl(180, 11%, 32%)
HSV	hsv(180, 20%, 35%)
CMYK	cmyk(20%, 0%, 0%, 64.7%)
CIE-LAB	lab(36.80, -6.87, -2.29)
CIE-LCH	lch(36.80, 7.24, 198.43°)
OKLab	oklab(45.25% -0.0212 -0.0062)
OKLCH	oklch(45.25% 0.022 196.4)
XYZ	xyz(8.1736, 9.4280, 11.0600)
Luminance	0.0943 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	neutral
Family	teal

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#485A5A #5A4848

analogous

#485A51 #485A5A #48515A

triadic

#485A5A #5A485A #5A5A48

tetradic

#485A5A #51485A #5A4848 #515A48

square

#485A5A #51485A #5A4848 #515A48

split-complementary

#485A5A #5A4851 #5A5148

monochromatic

#121616 #2D3838 #485A5A #637C7C #829B9B

Accessibility & contrast

On white

7.28

#485A5A on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.89

#485A5A on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #485A5A

7.28:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##485A5A	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##485A5A	1.00	7.28	2.89	7.28
#FFFFFF	7.28	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.89	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	7.28	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#58585A

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#54555A

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#425B5A

Achromatopsia (no color)

#575757

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #485a5a;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(72, 90, 90);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(45.3% 0.022 196.4);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#7b8888',
    500: '#485a5a',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #485a5a;
$custom-light: #7b8888;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#485a5a",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 72,
    "g": 90,
    "b": 90
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 180,
    "s": 11.111,
    "l": 31.765
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.45254,
    "c": 0.02213,
    "h": 196.4
  },
  "luminance": 0.09428
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#485A5A

secondary

#897575

accent

#7474B4

background

#F7F8F8

surface

#EEEFEF

border

#C9CACA

text

#090B0B

muted

#7B7C7C

Preview Lab

Preview with #485A5A

Body copy rendered with the generated semantic roles for this colour.

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