#485C54#485C54

#485C54 is a mid, muted teal. Relative luminance 0.097; OKLCH L 45.6% C 0.028 H 168.8°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 7.16:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#485C54
RGB	rgb(72, 92, 84)
HSL	hsl(156, 12%, 32%)
HSV	hsv(156, 22%, 36%)
CMYK	cmyk(21.7%, 0%, 8.7%, 63.9%)
CIE-LAB	lab(37.25, -9.49, 2.10)
CIE-LCH	lch(37.25, 9.71, 167.54°)
OKLab	oklab(45.55% -0.0272 0.0054)
OKLCH	oklch(45.55% 0.028 168.8)
XYZ	xyz(8.0994, 9.6718, 9.8259)
Luminance	0.0967 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	neutral
Family	teal

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#485C54 #5C4850

analogous

#485C4A #485C54 #485A5C

triadic

#485C54 #54485C #5C5448

tetradic

#485C54 #4A485C #5C4850 #5A5C48

square

#485C54 #4A485C #5C4850 #5A5C48

split-complementary

#485C54 #5C485A #5C4A48

monochromatic

#121715 #2D3A35 #485C54 #637E73 #829D92

Accessibility & contrast

On white

7.16

#485C54 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.93

#485C54 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #485C54

7.16:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##485C54	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##485C54	1.00	7.16	2.93	7.16
#FFFFFF	7.16	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.93	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	7.16	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#5B5954

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#575754

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#445C5A

Achromatopsia (no color)

#585858

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #485c54;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(72, 92, 84);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(45.6% 0.028 168.8);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#7b8a84',
    500: '#485c54',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #485c54;
$custom-light: #7b8a84;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#485c54",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 72,
    "g": 92,
    "b": 84
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 156,
    "s": 12.195,
    "l": 32.157
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.45553,
    "c": 0.02769,
    "h": 168.8
  },
  "luminance": 0.09672
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#485C54

secondary

#8B757E

accent

#738DB5

background

#F7F8F8

surface

#EEF0EF

border

#C9CBCA

text

#090B0A

muted

#7B7C7C

Preview Lab

Preview with #485C54

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

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