#485A5C#485A5C

#485A5C is a mid, muted teal. Relative luminance 0.095; OKLCH L 45.3% C 0.022 H 204.7°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 7.26:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#485A5C
RGB	rgb(72, 90, 92)
HSL	hsl(186, 12%, 32%)
HSV	hsv(186, 22%, 36%)
CMYK	cmyk(21.7%, 2.2%, 0%, 63.9%)
CIE-LAB	lab(36.86, -6.37, -3.44)
CIE-LCH	lch(36.86, 7.24, 208.36°)
OKLab	oklab(45.33% -0.0203 -0.0093)
OKLCH	oklch(45.33% 0.022 204.7)
XYZ	xyz(8.2599, 9.4625, 11.5144)
Luminance	0.0946 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	teal

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#485A5C #5C4A48

analogous

#485C54 #485A5C #48505C

triadic

#485A5C #5C485A #5A5C48

tetradic

#485A5C #54485C #5C4A48 #505C48

square

#485A5C #54485C #5C4A48 #505C48

split-complementary

#485A5C #5C4850 #5C5448

monochromatic

#121717 #2D383A #485A5C #637C7E #829A9D

Accessibility & contrast

On white

7.26

#485A5C on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.89

#485A5C on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #485A5C

7.26:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##485A5C	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##485A5C	1.00	7.26	2.89	7.26
#FFFFFF	7.26	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.89	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	7.26	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#57585C

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#53565C

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#425C5B

Achromatopsia (no color)

#575757

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #485a5c;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(72, 90, 92);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(45.3% 0.022 204.7);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#7b888a',
    500: '#485a5c',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #485a5c;
$custom-light: #7b888a;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#485a5c",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 72,
    "g": 90,
    "b": 92
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 186,
    "s": 12.195,
    "l": 32.157
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.45326,
    "c": 0.02236,
    "h": 204.7
  },
  "luminance": 0.09463
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#485A5C

secondary

#8B7775

accent

#7973B5

background

#F7F8F8

surface

#EEEFF0

border

#C9CACB

text

#090B0B

muted

#7B7C7C

Preview Lab

Preview with #485A5C

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

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