#48997F#48997F

#48997F is a light, moderate teal. Relative luminance 0.257; OKLCH L 62.4% C 0.090 H 169.8°. Best body text is #000000 at 6.14:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX#48997F
RGBrgb(72, 153, 127)
HSLhsl(161, 36%, 44%)
HSVhsv(161, 53%, 60%)
CMYKcmyk(52.9%, 0%, 17%, 40%)
CIE-LABlab(57.74, -31.29, 6.18)
CIE-LCHlch(57.74, 31.90, 168.83°)
OKLaboklab(62.45% -0.0881 0.0158)
OKLCHoklch(62.45% 0.09 169.8)
XYZxyz(17.8928, 25.6909, 24.0905)
Luminance0.2569 (WCAG relative)
Temperatureneutral
Familyteal

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary
#48997F #994862
analogous
#489957 #48997F #488B99
triadic
#48997F #7F4899 #997F48
tetradic
#48997F #574899 #994862 #8B9948
square
#48997F #574899 #994862 #8B9948
split-complementary
#48997F #99488B #995748
monochromatic
#21463A #346F5C #48997F #67B79E #90CBB8

Accessibility & contrast

On white

3.42
#48997F on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

6.14
#48997F on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#000000 on #48997F
6.14:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg##48997F#FFFFFF#000000##000000
##48997F1.003.426.146.14
#FFFFFF3.421.0021.0021.00
#0000006.1421.001.001.00
##0000006.1421.001.001.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)
#95907E
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#898781
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#269A91
Achromatopsia (no color)
#8B8B8B

Design tokens & code

CSS
--color: #48997f;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(72, 153, 127);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(62.4% 0.090 169.8);
Tailwind
colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#81b7a4',
    500: '#48997f',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}
SCSS
$custom: #48997f;
$custom-light: #81b7a4;
$custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
  "hex": "#48997f",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 72,
    "g": 153,
    "b": 127
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 160.741,
    "s": 36,
    "l": 44.118
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.62448,
    "c": 0.08955,
    "h": 169.8
  },
  "luminance": 0.25692
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary
#48997F
secondary
#B78696
accent
#5C80CC
background
#F8FBFA
surface
#EFF6F4
border
#CAD0CE
text
#0B110F
muted
#7C807F

Preview Lab

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#48997F Color — HEX, RGB, HSL, OKLCH & Contrast — Tintiva