#48686D#48686D

#48686D is a mid, muted teal. Relative luminance 0.124; OKLCH L 49.5% C 0.038 H 208.1°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.04:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#48686D
RGB	rgb(72, 104, 109)
HSL	hsl(188, 20%, 35%)
HSV	hsv(188, 34%, 43%)
CMYK	cmyk(33.9%, 4.6%, 0%, 57.3%)
CIE-LAB	lab(41.82, -10.20, -6.53)
CIE-LCH	lch(41.82, 12.11, 212.63°)
OKLab	oklab(49.45% -0.0334 -0.0178)
OKLCH	oklch(49.45% 0.038 208.1)
XYZ	xyz(10.3822, 12.3819, 16.3079)
Luminance	0.1238 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	teal

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#48686D #6D4D48

analogous

#486D5F #48686D #48556D

triadic

#48686D #6D4868 #686D48

tetradic

#48686D #5F486D #6D4D48 #556D48

square

#48686D #5F486D #6D4D48 #556D48

split-complementary

#48686D #6D4855 #6D5F48

monochromatic

#172223 #304548 #48686D #608B92 #83A7AD

Accessibility & contrast

On white

6.04

#48686D on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.48

#48686D on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #48686D

6.04:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##48686D	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##48686D	1.00	6.04	3.48	6.04
#FFFFFF	6.04	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.48	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	6.04	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#63656D

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#5C616D

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#3B6B69

Achromatopsia (no color)

#636363

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #48686d;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(72, 104, 109);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(49.5% 0.038 208.1);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#7c9396',
    500: '#48686d',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #48686d;
$custom-light: #7c9396;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#48686d",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 72,
    "g": 104,
    "b": 109
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 188.108,
    "s": 20.442,
    "l": 35.49
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.49452,
    "c": 0.03786,
    "h": 208.1
  },
  "luminance": 0.12382
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#48686D

secondary

#997C77

accent

#766BBD

background

#F7F9F9

surface

#EEF1F2

border

#C9CBCC

text

#090D0D

muted

#7B7E7E

Preview Lab

Preview with #48686D

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

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