#488396#488396

#488396 is a mid, moderate cyan. Relative luminance 0.198; OKLCH L 57.7% C 0.068 H 221.0°. Best body text is #000000 at 4.96:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#488396
RGB	rgb(72, 131, 150)
HSL	hsl(195, 35%, 44%)
HSV	hsv(195, 52%, 59%)
CMYK	cmyk(52%, 12.7%, 0%, 41.2%)
CIE-LAB	lab(51.62, -13.73, -16.12)
CIE-LCH	lch(51.62, 21.18, 229.58°)
OKLab	oklab(57.75% -0.0513 -0.0446)
OKLCH	oklch(57.75% 0.068 221)
XYZ	xyz(16.2917, 19.8110, 31.8136)
Luminance	0.1981 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	cyan

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#488396 #965B48

analogous

#489682 #488396 #485C96

triadic

#488396 #964883 #839648

tetradic

#488396 #824896 #965B48 #5C9648

square

#488396 #824896 #965B48 #5C9648

split-complementary

#488396 #96485C #968248

monochromatic

#203B43 #345F6D #488396 #66A2B5 #8FBBC9

Accessibility & contrast

On white

4.23

#488396 on #FFFFFF

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

4.96

#488396 on #000000

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#000000 on #488396

4.96:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##488396	#FFFFFF	#000000	##000000
##488396	1.00	4.23	4.96	4.96
#FFFFFF	4.23	1.00	21.00	21.00
#000000	4.96	21.00	1.00	1.00
##000000	4.96	21.00	1.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#788097

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#6C7796

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#188989

Achromatopsia (no color)

#7B7B7B

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #488396;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(72, 131, 150);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(57.7% 0.068 221.0);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#81a7b4',
    500: '#488396',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #488396;
$custom-light: #81a7b4;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#488396",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 72,
    "g": 131,
    "b": 150
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 194.615,
    "s": 35.135,
    "l": 43.529
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.57749,
    "c": 0.06802,
    "h": 221
  },
  "luminance": 0.19812
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#488396

secondary

#B59185

accent

#785DCB

background

#F8FAFB

surface

#EFF4F6

border

#CACED0

text

#0B0F11

muted

#7C7F80

Preview Lab

Preview with #488396

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

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