#498D80#498D80

#498D80 is a mid, moderate teal. Relative luminance 0.220; OKLCH L 59.5% C 0.072 H 179.7°. Best body text is #000000 at 5.40:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#498D80
RGB	rgb(73, 141, 128)
HSL	hsl(169, 32%, 42%)
HSV	hsv(169, 48%, 55%)
CMYK	cmyk(48.2%, 0%, 9.2%, 44.7%)
CIE-LAB	lab(54.05, -24.91, 0.27)
CIE-LCH	lch(54.05, 24.91, 179.37°)
OKLab	oklab(59.48% -0.0725 0.0003)
OKLCH	oklch(59.48% 0.073 179.7)
XYZ	xyz(16.1672, 22.0234, 23.8169)
Luminance	0.2203 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	teal

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Perceptual scales

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Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#498D80 #8D4956

analogous

#498D5E #498D80 #49788D

triadic

#498D80 #80498D #8D8049

tetradic

#498D80 #5E498D #8D4956 #788D49

square

#498D80 #5E498D #8D4956 #788D49

split-complementary

#498D80 #8D4978 #8D5E49

monochromatic

#1F3C37 #34655B #498D80 #64AFA1 #8DC4B9

Accessibility & contrast

On white

3.89

#498D80 on #FFFFFF

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

5.40

#498D80 on #000000

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#000000 on #498D80

5.40:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##498D80	#FFFFFF	#000000	##000000
##498D80	1.00	3.89	5.40	5.40
#FFFFFF	3.89	1.00	21.00	21.00
#000000	5.40	21.00	1.00	1.00
##000000	5.40	21.00	1.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#88867F

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#7D7E81

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#2B8F89

Achromatopsia (no color)

#818181

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #498d80;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(73, 141, 128);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(59.5% 0.072 179.7);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#81aea4',
    500: '#498d80',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #498d80;
$custom-light: #81aea4;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#498d80",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 73,
    "g": 141,
    "b": 128
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 168.529,
    "s": 31.776,
    "l": 41.961
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.59477,
    "c": 0.0725,
    "h": 179.7
  },
  "luminance": 0.22025
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#498D80

secondary

#B0828B

accent

#6074C8

background

#F8FAFA

surface

#EFF4F4

border

#CACECE

text

#0B100F

muted

#7C7F7F

Preview Lab

Preview with #498D80

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

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