#48998B#48998B

#48998B is a light, moderate teal. Relative luminance 0.260; OKLCH L 62.8% C 0.082 H 180.7°. Best body text is #000000 at 6.20:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#48998B
RGB	rgb(72, 153, 139)
HSL	hsl(170, 36%, 44%)
HSV	hsv(170, 53%, 60%)
CMYK	cmyk(52.9%, 0%, 9.2%, 40%)
CIE-LAB	lab(58.06, -28.30, -0.18)
CIE-LCH	lch(58.06, 28.30, 180.37°)
OKLab	oklab(62.81% -0.0825 -0.001)
OKLCH	oklch(62.81% 0.082 180.7)
XYZ	xyz(18.7219, 26.0226, 28.4573)
Luminance	0.2602 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	teal

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#48998B #994856

analogous

#489963 #48998B #487F99

triadic

#48998B #8B4899 #998B48

tetradic

#48998B #634899 #994856 #7F9948

square

#48998B #634899 #994856 #7F9948

split-complementary

#48998B #99487F #996348

monochromatic

#21463F #346F65 #48998B #67B7A9 #90CBC1

Accessibility & contrast

On white

3.38

#48998B on #FFFFFF

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

6.20

#48998B on #000000

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#000000 on #48998B

6.20:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##48998B	#FFFFFF	#000000	##000000
##48998B	1.00	3.38	6.20	6.20
#FFFFFF	3.38	1.00	21.00	21.00
#000000	6.20	21.00	1.00	1.00
##000000	6.20	21.00	1.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#93918A

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#86888C

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#1B9B95

Achromatopsia (no color)

#8C8C8C

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #48998b;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(72, 153, 139);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(62.8% 0.082 180.7);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#82b7ac',
    500: '#48998b',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #48998b;
$custom-light: #82b7ac;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#48998b",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 72,
    "g": 153,
    "b": 139
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 169.63,
    "s": 36,
    "l": 44.118
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.62808,
    "c": 0.08249,
    "h": 180.7
  },
  "luminance": 0.26024
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#48998B

secondary

#B7868E

accent

#5C6FCC

background

#F8FBFA

surface

#EFF6F4

border

#CAD0CE

text

#0B1110

muted

#7C807F

Preview Lab

Preview with #48998B

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

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