#485C56#485C56

#485C56 is a mid, muted teal. Relative luminance 0.097; OKLCH L 45.6% C 0.026 H 174.9°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 7.14:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#485C56
RGB	rgb(72, 92, 86)
HSL	hsl(162, 12%, 32%)
HSV	hsv(162, 22%, 36%)
CMYK	cmyk(21.7%, 0%, 6.5%, 63.9%)
CIE-LAB	lab(37.31, -9.02, 0.94)
CIE-LCH	lch(37.31, 9.07, 174.05°)
OKLab	oklab(45.62% -0.0262 0.0024)
OKLCH	oklch(45.62% 0.026 174.9)
XYZ	xyz(8.1789, 9.7036, 10.2444)
Luminance	0.0970 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	neutral
Family	teal

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#485C56 #5C484E

analogous

#485C4C #485C56 #48585C

triadic

#485C56 #56485C #5C5648

tetradic

#485C56 #4C485C #5C484E #585C48

square

#485C56 #4C485C #5C484E #585C48

split-complementary

#485C56 #5C4858 #5C4C48

monochromatic

#121716 #2D3A36 #485C56 #637E76 #829D95

Accessibility & contrast

On white

7.14

#485C56 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.94

#485C56 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #485C56

7.14:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##485C56	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##485C56	1.00	7.14	2.94	7.14
#FFFFFF	7.14	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.94	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	7.14	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#5B5956

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#575756

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#435D5A

Achromatopsia (no color)

#585858

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #485c56;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(72, 92, 86);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(45.6% 0.026 174.9);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#7b8a85',
    500: '#485c56',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #485c56;
$custom-light: #7b8a85;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#485c56",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 72,
    "g": 92,
    "b": 86
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 162,
    "s": 12.195,
    "l": 32.157
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.45619,
    "c": 0.02631,
    "h": 174.9
  },
  "luminance": 0.09704
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#485C56

secondary

#8B757C

accent

#7387B5

background

#F7F8F8

surface

#EEF0EF

border

#C9CBCA

text

#090B0B

muted

#7B7C7C

Preview Lab

Preview with #485C56

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

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