#498C7C#498C7C

#498C7C is a mid, moderate teal. Relative luminance 0.216; OKLCH L 59.1% C 0.073 H 176.2°. Best body text is #000000 at 5.33:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#498C7C
RGB	rgb(73, 140, 124)
HSL	hsl(166, 31%, 42%)
HSV	hsv(166, 48%, 55%)
CMYK	cmyk(47.9%, 0%, 11.4%, 45.1%)
CIE-LAB	lab(53.63, -25.42, 1.97)
CIE-LCH	lch(53.63, 25.50, 175.57°)
OKLab	oklab(59.1% -0.0732 0.0048)
OKLCH	oklch(59.1% 0.073 176.2)
XYZ	xyz(15.7623, 21.6266, 22.4086)
Luminance	0.2163 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	teal

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#498C7C #8C4959

analogous

#498C5B #498C7C #497B8C

triadic

#498C7C #7C498C #8C7C49

tetradic

#498C7C #5B498C #8C4959 #7B8C49

square

#498C7C #5B498C #8C4959 #7B8C49

split-complementary

#498C7C #8C497B #8C5B49

monochromatic

#1F3C35 #346458 #498C7C #64AE9C #8CC3B6

Accessibility & contrast

On white

3.94

#498C7C on #FFFFFF

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

5.33

#498C7C on #000000

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#000000 on #498C7C

5.33:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##498C7C	#FFFFFF	#000000	##000000
##498C7C	1.00	3.94	5.33	5.33
#FFFFFF	3.94	1.00	21.00	21.00
#000000	5.33	21.00	1.00	1.00
##000000	5.33	21.00	1.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#88857B

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#7D7D7D

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#2E8E87

Achromatopsia (no color)

#808080

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #498c7c;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(73, 140, 124);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(59.1% 0.073 176.2);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#80aea1',
    500: '#498c7c',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #498c7c;
$custom-light: #80aea1;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#498c7c",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 73,
    "g": 140,
    "b": 124
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 165.672,
    "s": 31.455,
    "l": 41.765
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.59099,
    "c": 0.07331,
    "h": 176.2
  },
  "luminance": 0.21628
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#498C7C

secondary

#AF828D

accent

#6079C8

background

#F8FAF9

surface

#EFF4F2

border

#CACECC

text

#0B100F

muted

#7C7F7E

Preview Lab

Preview with #498C7C

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

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