#498C8D#498C8D

#498C8D is a mid, moderate teal. Relative luminance 0.221; OKLCH L 59.7% C 0.068 H 196.8°. Best body text is #000000 at 5.42:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#498C8D
RGB	rgb(73, 140, 141)
HSL	hsl(181, 32%, 42%)
HSV	hsv(181, 48%, 55%)
CMYK	cmyk(48.2%, 0.7%, 0%, 44.7%)
CIE-LAB	lab(54.13, -20.94, -7.13)
CIE-LCH	lch(54.13, 22.12, 198.80°)
OKLab	oklab(59.67% -0.0653 -0.0197)
OKLCH	oklch(59.67% 0.068 196.8)
XYZ	xyz(16.9315, 22.0943, 28.5665)
Luminance	0.2210 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	teal

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#498C8D #8D4A49

analogous

#498D6C #498C8D #496A8D

triadic

#498C8D #8D498C #8C8D49

tetradic

#498C8D #6C498D #8D4A49 #6A8D49

square

#498C8D #6C498D #8D4A49 #6A8D49

split-complementary

#498C8D #8D496A #8D6C49

monochromatic

#1F3C3C #346465 #498C8D #64AEAF #8DC3C4

Accessibility & contrast

On white

3.88

#498C8D on #FFFFFF

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

5.42

#498C8D on #000000

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#000000 on #498C8D

5.42:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##498C8D	#FFFFFF	#000000	##000000
##498C8D	1.00	3.88	5.42	5.42
#FFFFFF	3.88	1.00	21.00	21.00
#000000	5.42	21.00	1.00	1.00
##000000	5.42	21.00	1.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#84868D

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#787E8E

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#22908C

Achromatopsia (no color)

#818181

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #498c8d;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(73, 140, 141);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(59.7% 0.068 196.8);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#81aeae',
    500: '#498c8d',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #498c8d;
$custom-light: #81aeae;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#498c8d",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 73,
    "g": 140,
    "b": 141
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 180.882,
    "s": 31.776,
    "l": 41.961
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.59666,
    "c": 0.06823,
    "h": 196.8
  },
  "luminance": 0.22096
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#498C8D

secondary

#B08382

accent

#6160C8

background

#F8FAFA

surface

#EFF4F4

border

#CACECE

text

#0B1010

muted

#7C7F7F

Preview Lab

Preview with #498C8D

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

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