#498481#498481

#498481 is a mid, moderate teal. Relative luminance 0.195; OKLCH L 57.2% C 0.062 H 191.3°. Best body text is #000000 at 4.90:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#498481
RGB	rgb(73, 132, 129)
HSL	hsl(177, 29%, 40%)
HSV	hsv(177, 45%, 52%)
CMYK	cmyk(44.7%, 0%, 2.3%, 48.2%)
CIE-LAB	lab(51.27, -20.00, -4.39)
CIE-LCH	lch(51.27, 20.48, 192.39°)
OKLab	oklab(57.25% -0.0608 -0.0122)
OKLCH	oklch(57.25% 0.062 191.3)
XYZ	xyz(14.9598, 19.5028, 23.7407)
Luminance	0.1950 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	teal

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#498481 #84494C

analogous

#498463 #498481 #496984

triadic

#498481 #814984 #848149

tetradic

#498481 #634984 #84494C #698449

square

#498481 #634984 #84494C #698449

split-complementary

#498481 #844969 #846349

monochromatic

#1D3534 #335D5A #498481 #62A8A5 #89BEBB

Accessibility & contrast

On white

4.29

#498481 on #FFFFFF

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

4.90

#498481 on #000000

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#000000 on #498481

4.90:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##498481	#FFFFFF	#000000	##000000
##498481	1.00	4.29	4.90	4.90
#FFFFFF	4.29	1.00	21.00	21.00
#000000	4.90	21.00	1.00	1.00
##000000	4.90	21.00	1.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#7E7F81

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#737782

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#2D8783

Achromatopsia (no color)

#7A7A7A

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #498481;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(73, 132, 129);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(57.2% 0.062 191.3);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#80a8a5',
    500: '#498481',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #498481;
$custom-light: #80a8a5;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#498481",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 73,
    "g": 132,
    "b": 129
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 176.949,
    "s": 28.78,
    "l": 40.196
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.57245,
    "c": 0.06205,
    "h": 191.3
  },
  "luminance": 0.19504
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#498481

secondary

#AA7F81

accent

#6368C5

background

#F8FAFA

surface

#EFF4F4

border

#CACECE

text

#0A0F0F

muted

#7C7F7F

Preview Lab

Preview with #498481

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

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