#498D77#498D77

#498D77 is a mid, moderate teal. Relative luminance 0.218; OKLCH L 59.2% C 0.078 H 170.3°. Best body text is #000000 at 5.36:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#498D77
RGB	rgb(73, 141, 119)
HSL	hsl(161, 32%, 42%)
HSV	hsv(161, 48%, 55%)
CMYK	cmyk(48.2%, 0%, 15.6%, 44.7%)
CIE-LAB	lab(53.81, -27.15, 5.11)
CIE-LCH	lch(53.81, 27.62, 169.33°)
OKLab	oklab(59.2% -0.0768 0.0131)
OKLCH	oklch(59.2% 0.078 170.3)
XYZ	xyz(15.6009, 21.7969, 20.8343)
Luminance	0.2180 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	neutral
Family	teal

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#498D77 #8D495F

analogous

#498D55 #498D77 #49818D

triadic

#498D77 #77498D #8D7749

tetradic

#498D77 #55498D #8D495F #818D49

square

#498D77 #55498D #8D495F #818D49

split-complementary

#498D77 #8D4981 #8D5549

monochromatic

#1F3C33 #346555 #498D77 #64AF97 #8DC4B2

Accessibility & contrast

On white

3.92

#498D77 on #FFFFFF

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

5.36

#498D77 on #000000

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#000000 on #498D77

5.36:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##498D77	#FFFFFF	#000000	##000000
##498D77	1.00	3.92	5.36	5.36
#FFFFFF	3.92	1.00	21.00	21.00
#000000	5.36	21.00	1.00	1.00
##000000	5.36	21.00	1.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#8A8576

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#7F7D78

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#318E87

Achromatopsia (no color)

#818181

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #498d77;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(73, 141, 119);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(59.2% 0.078 170.3);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#80ae9e',
    500: '#498d77',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #498d77;
$custom-light: #80ae9e;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#498d77",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 73,
    "g": 141,
    "b": 119
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 160.588,
    "s": 31.776,
    "l": 41.961
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.59203,
    "c": 0.07788,
    "h": 170.3
  },
  "luminance": 0.21798
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#498D77

secondary

#B08291

accent

#6082C8

background

#F8FAF9

surface

#EFF4F2

border

#CACECC

text

#0B100E

muted

#7C7F7E

Preview Lab

Preview with #498D77

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

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