#486D64#486D64

#486D64 is a mid, muted teal. Relative luminance 0.132; OKLCH L 50.4% C 0.045 H 177.5°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.76:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#486D64
RGB	rgb(72, 109, 100)
HSL	hsl(165, 20%, 35%)
HSV	hsv(165, 34%, 43%)
CMYK	cmyk(33.9%, 0%, 8.3%, 57.3%)
CIE-LAB	lab(43.11, -15.34, 0.84)
CIE-LCH	lch(43.11, 15.37, 176.88°)
OKLab	oklab(50.4% -0.0446 0.002)
OKLCH	oklch(50.4% 0.045 177.5)
XYZ	xyz(10.4406, 13.2345, 14.0585)
Luminance	0.1323 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	teal

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#486D64 #6D4851

analogous

#486D51 #486D64 #48636D

triadic

#486D64 #64486D #6D6448

tetradic

#486D64 #51486D #6D4851 #636D48

square

#486D64 #51486D #6D4851 #636D48

split-complementary

#486D64 #6D4863 #6D5148

monochromatic

#172320 #304842 #486D64 #609286 #83ADA3

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.76

#486D64 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.65

#486D64 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #486D64

5.76:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##486D64	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##486D64	1.00	5.76	3.65	5.76
#FFFFFF	5.76	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.65	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.76	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#6A6964

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#646465

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#3D6E6A

Achromatopsia (no color)

#666666

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #486d64;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(72, 109, 100);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(50.4% 0.045 177.5);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#7c9790',
    500: '#486d64',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #486d64;
$custom-light: #7c9790;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#486d64",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 72,
    "g": 109,
    "b": 100
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 165.405,
    "s": 20.442,
    "l": 35.49
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.50396,
    "c": 0.04466,
    "h": 177.5
  },
  "luminance": 0.13235
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#486D64

secondary

#997780

accent

#6B7FBD

background

#F7F9F8

surface

#EEF2F0

border

#C9CCCB

text

#090D0C

muted

#7B7E7D

Preview Lab

Preview with #486D64

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

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