#488181#488181
#488181 is a mid, moderate teal. Relative luminance 0.187; OKLCH L 56.4% C 0.060 H 195.6°. Best body text is #000000 at 4.73:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #488181 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(72, 129, 129) |
| HSL | hsl(180, 28%, 39%) |
| HSV | hsv(180, 44%, 51%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(44.2%, 0%, 0%, 49.4%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(50.29, -18.67, -5.85) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(50.29, 19.56, 197.41°) |
| OKLab | oklab(56.44% -0.0579 -0.0161) |
| OKLCH | oklch(56.44% 0.06 195.6) |
| XYZ | xyz(14.4837, 18.6621, 23.6035) |
| Luminance | 0.1866 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | teal |
Closest named colors
Dark Cyan
#0A888A
ΔE00 5.57
Teal
#008080
ΔE00 5.67
Darkcyan
#008B8B
ΔE00 6.34
Deep Aqua
#08787F
ΔE00 6.47
Bluegreen
#017A79
ΔE00 6.50
Greenish Blue
#0B8B87
ΔE00 6.63
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#488181 #814848
analogous
#488165 #488181 #486581
triadic
#488181 #814881 #818148
tetradic
#488181 #654881 #814848 #658148
square
#488181 #654881 #814848 #658148
split-complementary
#488181 #814865 #816548
monochromatic
#1C3232 #325A5A #488181 #60A6A6 #87BCBC
Accessibility & contrast
On white
4.44
#488181 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
4.73
#488181 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#000000 on #488181
4.73:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##488181 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##488181 | 1.00 | 4.44 | 4.73 | 4.73 |
| #FFFFFF | 4.44 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 4.73 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 4.73 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#7A7C81
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#707481
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#2C8481
Achromatopsia (no color)
#787878
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #488181; /* rgb */ color: rgb(72, 129, 129); /* oklch */ color: oklch(56.4% 0.060 195.6);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#7fa5a5',
500: '#488181',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #488181; $custom-light: #7fa5a5; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#488181",
"rgb": {
"r": 72,
"g": 129,
"b": 129
},
"hsl": {
"h": 180,
"s": 28.358,
"l": 39.412
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.56444,
"c": 0.06007,
"h": 195.6
},
"luminance": 0.18663
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#488181
secondary
#A87D7D
accent
#6363C5
background
#F7FAFA
surface
#EEF4F4
border
#C9CECE
text
#0A0F0F
muted
#7C7F7F