#498B7C#498B7C
#498B7C is a mid, moderate teal. Relative luminance 0.213; OKLCH L 58.8% C 0.072 H 177.1°. Best body text is #000000 at 5.27:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #498B7C |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(73, 139, 124) |
| HSL | hsl(166, 31%, 42%) |
| HSV | hsv(166, 47%, 55%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(47.5%, 0%, 10.8%, 45.5%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(53.31, -24.92, 1.51) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(53.31, 24.96, 176.53°) |
| OKLab | oklab(58.85% -0.0719 0.0036) |
| OKLCH | oklch(58.85% 0.072 177.1) |
| XYZ | xyz(15.6169, 21.3357, 22.3601) |
| Luminance | 0.2134 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | teal |
Closest named colors
Dusty Teal
#4C9085
ΔE00 2.50
Teal (survey)
#029386
ΔE00 5.55
Grey Teal
#5E9B8A
ΔE00 5.89
Sea
#3C9992
ΔE00 6.22
Greenish Blue
#0B8B87
ΔE00 6.32
Dull Teal
#5F9E8F
ΔE00 6.77
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#498B7C #8B4958
analogous
#498B5B #498B7C #49798B
triadic
#498B7C #7C498B #8B7C49
tetradic
#498B7C #5B498B #8B4958 #798B49
square
#498B7C #5B498B #8B4958 #798B49
split-complementary
#498B7C #8B4979 #8B5B49
monochromatic
#1F3B34 #346358 #498B7C #64AD9D #8CC3B6
Accessibility & contrast
On white
3.99
#498B7C on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
5.27
#498B7C on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#000000 on #498B7C
5.27:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##498B7C | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##498B7C | 1.00 | 3.99 | 5.27 | 5.27 |
| #FFFFFF | 3.99 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 5.27 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 5.27 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#87847B
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#7C7C7D
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#2E8D86
Achromatopsia (no color)
#7F7F7F
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #498b7c; /* rgb */ color: rgb(73, 139, 124); /* oklch */ color: oklch(58.8% 0.072 177.1);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#80ada1',
500: '#498b7c',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #498b7c; $custom-light: #80ada1; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#498b7c",
"rgb": {
"r": 73,
"g": 139,
"b": 124
},
"hsl": {
"h": 166.364,
"s": 31.132,
"l": 41.569
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.58845,
"c": 0.07201,
"h": 177.1
},
"luminance": 0.21337
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#498B7C
secondary
#AE818C
accent
#6078C7
background
#F8FAF9
surface
#EFF4F2
border
#CACECC
text
#0A100F
muted
#7C7F7E