#488F99#488F99

#488F99 is a mid, moderate teal. Relative luminance 0.233; OKLCH L 60.8% C 0.073 H 207.5°. Best body text is #000000 at 5.66:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#488F99
RGB	rgb(72, 143, 153)
HSL	hsl(187, 36%, 44%)
HSV	hsv(187, 53%, 60%)
CMYK	cmyk(52.9%, 6.5%, 0%, 40%)
CIE-LAB	lab(55.40, -19.35, -12.14)
CIE-LCH	lch(55.40, 22.84, 212.11°)
OKLab	oklab(60.81% -0.0644 -0.0335)
OKLCH	oklch(60.81% 0.073 207.5)
XYZ	xyz(18.2424, 23.3209, 33.6709)
Luminance	0.2332 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	teal

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#488F99 #995248

analogous

#48997B #488F99 #486799

triadic

#488F99 #99488F #8F9948

tetradic

#488F99 #7B4899 #995248 #679948

square

#488F99 #7B4899 #995248 #679948

split-complementary

#488F99 #994867 #997B48

monochromatic

#214146 #34686F #488F99 #67ADB7 #90C4CB

Accessibility & contrast

On white

3.71

#488F99 on #FFFFFF

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

5.66

#488F99 on #000000

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#000000 on #488F99

5.66:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##488F99	#FFFFFF	#000000	##000000
##488F99	1.00	3.71	5.66	5.66
#FFFFFF	3.71	1.00	21.00	21.00
#000000	5.66	21.00	1.00	1.00
##000000	5.66	21.00	1.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#858A9A

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#788199

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#0B9492

Achromatopsia (no color)

#858585

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #488f99;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(72, 143, 153);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(60.8% 0.073 207.5);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#82b0b7',
    500: '#488f99',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #488f99;
$custom-light: #82b0b7;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#488f99",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 72,
    "g": 143,
    "b": 153
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 187.407,
    "s": 36,
    "l": 44.118
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.60808,
    "c": 0.07263,
    "h": 207.5
  },
  "luminance": 0.23323
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#488F99

secondary

#B78C86

accent

#6A5CCC

background

#F8FAFB

surface

#EFF4F6

border

#CACED0

text

#0B1011

muted

#7C7F80

Preview Lab

Preview with #488F99

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

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