#498D72#498D72

#498D72 is a mid, moderate teal. Relative luminance 0.217; OKLCH L 59.1% C 0.082 H 165.8°. Best body text is #000000 at 5.34:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#498D72
RGB	rgb(73, 141, 114)
HSL	hsl(156, 32%, 42%)
HSV	hsv(156, 48%, 55%)
CMYK	cmyk(48.2%, 0%, 19.1%, 44.7%)
CIE-LAB	lab(53.69, -28.33, 7.81)
CIE-LCH	lch(53.69, 29.39, 164.58°)
OKLab	oklab(59.06% -0.0792 0.0201)
OKLCH	oklch(59.06% 0.082 165.8)
XYZ	xyz(15.3085, 21.6799, 19.2943)
Luminance	0.2168 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	neutral
Family	teal

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#498D72 #8D4964

analogous

#498D50 #498D72 #49868D

triadic

#498D72 #72498D #8D7249

tetradic

#498D72 #50498D #8D4964 #868D49

square

#498D72 #50498D #8D4964 #868D49

split-complementary

#498D72 #8D4986 #8D5049

monochromatic

#1F3C31 #346551 #498D72 #64AF91 #8DC4AE

Accessibility & contrast

On white

3.94

#498D72 on #FFFFFF

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

5.34

#498D72 on #000000

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#000000 on #498D72

5.34:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##498D72	#FFFFFF	#000000	##000000
##498D72	1.00	3.94	5.34	5.34
#FFFFFF	3.94	1.00	21.00	21.00
#000000	5.34	21.00	1.00	1.00
##000000	5.34	21.00	1.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#8A8571

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#807D74

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#338D85

Achromatopsia (no color)

#808080

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #498d72;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(73, 141, 114);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(59.1% 0.082 165.8);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#80af9a',
    500: '#498d72',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #498d72;
$custom-light: #80af9a;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#498d72",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 73,
    "g": 141,
    "b": 114
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 156.176,
    "s": 31.776,
    "l": 41.961
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.5906,
    "c": 0.08167,
    "h": 165.8
  },
  "luminance": 0.21681
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#498D72

secondary

#B08294

accent

#6089C8

background

#F8FAF9

surface

#EFF4F2

border

#CACECC

text

#0A100E

muted

#7C7F7E

Preview Lab

Preview with #498D72

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

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