#48686B#48686B

#48686B is a mid, muted teal. Relative luminance 0.123; OKLCH L 49.4% C 0.037 H 203.4°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.06:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#48686B
RGB	rgb(72, 104, 107)
HSL	hsl(185, 20%, 35%)
HSV	hsv(185, 33%, 42%)
CMYK	cmyk(32.7%, 2.8%, 0%, 58%)
CIE-LAB	lab(41.75, -10.73, -5.41)
CIE-LCH	lch(41.75, 12.02, 206.76°)
OKLab	oklab(49.38% -0.0343 -0.0148)
OKLCH	oklch(49.38% 0.037 203.4)
XYZ	xyz(10.2758, 12.3393, 15.7473)
Luminance	0.1234 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	teal

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#48686B #6B4B48

analogous

#486B5C #48686B #48566B

triadic

#48686B #6B4868 #686B48

tetradic

#48686B #5C486B #6B4B48 #566B48

square

#48686B #5C486B #6B4B48 #566B48

split-complementary

#48686B #6B4856 #6B5C48

monochromatic

#172122 #2F4446 #48686B #618C90 #82A8AB

Accessibility & contrast

On white

6.06

#48686B on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.47

#48686B on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #48686B

6.06:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##48686B	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##48686B	1.00	6.06	3.47	6.06
#FFFFFF	6.06	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.47	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	6.06	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#63656B

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#5D606B

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#3B6A69

Achromatopsia (no color)

#626262

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #48686b;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(72, 104, 107);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(49.4% 0.037 203.4);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#7c9395',
    500: '#48686b',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #48686b;
$custom-light: #7c9395;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#48686b",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 72,
    "g": 104,
    "b": 107
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 185.143,
    "s": 19.553,
    "l": 35.098
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.49377,
    "c": 0.03734,
    "h": 203.4
  },
  "luminance": 0.1234
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#48686B

secondary

#987A77

accent

#736CBC

background

#F7F9F9

surface

#EEF1F1

border

#C9CBCB

text

#090D0D

muted

#7B7E7E

Preview Lab

Preview with #48686B

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

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