#488B7C#488B7C
#488B7C is a mid, moderate teal. Relative luminance 0.213; OKLCH L 58.8% C 0.073 H 177.3°. Best body text is #000000 at 5.26:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #488B7C |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(72, 139, 124) |
| HSL | hsl(167, 32%, 41%) |
| HSV | hsv(167, 48%, 55%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(48.2%, 0%, 10.8%, 45.5%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(53.27, -25.17, 1.45) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(53.27, 25.22, 176.71°) |
| OKLab | oklab(58.8% -0.0727 0.0035) |
| OKLCH | oklch(58.8% 0.073 177.3) |
| XYZ | xyz(15.5417, 21.2969, 22.3566) |
| Luminance | 0.2130 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | teal |
Closest named colors
Dusty Teal
#4C9085
ΔE00 2.51
Teal (survey)
#029386
ΔE00 5.43
Grey Teal
#5E9B8A
ΔE00 5.95
Sea
#3C9992
ΔE00 6.18
Greenish Blue
#0B8B87
ΔE00 6.22
Dull Teal
#5F9E8F
ΔE00 6.82
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#488B7C #8B4857
analogous
#488B5B #488B7C #48798B
triadic
#488B7C #7C488B #8B7C48
tetradic
#488B7C #5B488B #8B4857 #798B48
square
#488B7C #5B488B #8B4857 #798B48
split-complementary
#488B7C #8B4879 #8B5B48
monochromatic
#1E3A34 #336358 #488B7C #62AE9D #8BC3B6
Accessibility & contrast
On white
3.99
#488B7C on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
5.26
#488B7C on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#000000 on #488B7C
5.26:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##488B7C | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##488B7C | 1.00 | 3.99 | 5.26 | 5.26 |
| #FFFFFF | 3.99 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 5.26 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 5.26 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#87847B
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#7C7C7D
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#2C8D86
Achromatopsia (no color)
#7F7F7F
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #488b7c; /* rgb */ color: rgb(72, 139, 124); /* oklch */ color: oklch(58.8% 0.073 177.3);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#80ada1',
500: '#488b7c',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #488b7c; $custom-light: #80ada1; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#488b7c",
"rgb": {
"r": 72,
"g": 139,
"b": 124
},
"hsl": {
"h": 166.567,
"s": 31.754,
"l": 41.373
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.588,
"c": 0.07276,
"h": 177.3
},
"luminance": 0.21298
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#488B7C
secondary
#AE808B
accent
#6077C8
background
#F8FAF9
surface
#EFF4F2
border
#CACECC
text
#0A100F
muted
#7C7F7E