#498D7C#498D7C

#498D7C is a mid, moderate teal. Relative luminance 0.219; OKLCH L 59.4% C 0.075 H 175.4°. Best body text is #000000 at 5.38:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX#498D7C
RGBrgb(73, 141, 124)
HSLhsl(165, 32%, 42%)
HSVhsv(165, 48%, 55%)
CMYKcmyk(48.2%, 0%, 12.1%, 44.7%)
CIE-LABlab(53.94, -25.92, 2.42)
CIE-LCHlch(53.94, 26.03, 174.66°)
OKLaboklab(59.35% -0.0744 0.006)
OKLCHoklch(59.35% 0.075 175.4)
XYZxyz(15.9091, 21.9202, 22.4575)
Luminance0.2192 (WCAG relative)
Temperaturecool
Familyteal

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary
#498D7C #8D495A
analogous
#498D5A #498D7C #497C8D
triadic
#498D7C #7C498D #8D7C49
tetradic
#498D7C #5A498D #8D495A #7C8D49
square
#498D7C #5A498D #8D495A #7C8D49
split-complementary
#498D7C #8D497C #8D5A49
monochromatic
#1F3C35 #346559 #498D7C #64AF9C #8DC4B6

Accessibility & contrast

On white

3.90
#498D7C on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

5.38
#498D7C on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#000000 on #498D7C
5.38:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg##498D7C#FFFFFF#000000##000000
##498D7C1.003.905.385.38
#FFFFFF3.901.0021.0021.00
#0000005.3821.001.001.00
##0000005.3821.001.001.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)
#89867B
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#7E7E7D
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#2E8E88
Achromatopsia (no color)
#818181

Design tokens & code

CSS
--color: #498d7c;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(73, 141, 124);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(59.4% 0.075 175.4);
Tailwind
colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#80aea1',
    500: '#498d7c',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}
SCSS
$custom: #498d7c;
$custom-light: #80aea1;
$custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
  "hex": "#498d7c",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 73,
    "g": 141,
    "b": 124
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 165,
    "s": 31.776,
    "l": 41.961
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.59352,
    "c": 0.07463,
    "h": 175.4
  },
  "luminance": 0.21921
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary
#498D7C
secondary
#B0828E
accent
#607AC8
background
#F8FAF9
surface
#EFF4F2
border
#CACECC
text
#0B100F
muted
#7C7F7E

Preview Lab

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#498D7C Color — HEX, RGB, HSL, OKLCH & Contrast — Tintiva