#498D81#498D81

#498D81 is a mid, moderate teal. Relative luminance 0.221; OKLCH L 59.5% C 0.072 H 180.9°. Best body text is #000000 at 5.41:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#498D81
RGB	rgb(73, 141, 129)
HSL	hsl(169, 32%, 42%)
HSV	hsv(169, 48%, 55%)
CMYK	cmyk(48.2%, 0%, 8.5%, 44.7%)
CIE-LAB	lab(54.08, -24.66, -0.26)
CIE-LCH	lch(54.08, 24.66, 180.61°)
OKLab	oklab(59.51% -0.072 -0.0011)
OKLCH	oklch(59.51% 0.072 180.9)
XYZ	xyz(16.2333, 22.0499, 24.1652)
Luminance	0.2205 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	teal

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Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#498D81 #8D4955

analogous

#498D5F #498D81 #49778D

triadic

#498D81 #81498D #8D8149

tetradic

#498D81 #5F498D #8D4955 #778D49

square

#498D81 #5F498D #8D4955 #778D49

split-complementary

#498D81 #8D4977 #8D5F49

monochromatic

#1F3C37 #34655C #498D81 #64AFA2 #8DC4BA

Accessibility & contrast

On white

3.88

#498D81 on #FFFFFF

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

5.41

#498D81 on #000000

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#000000 on #498D81

5.41:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##498D81	#FFFFFF	#000000	##000000
##498D81	1.00	3.88	5.41	5.41
#FFFFFF	3.88	1.00	21.00	21.00
#000000	5.41	21.00	1.00	1.00
##000000	5.41	21.00	1.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#888681

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#7D7E82

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#2B8F89

Achromatopsia (no color)

#818181

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #498d81;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(73, 141, 129);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(59.5% 0.072 180.9);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#81aea5',
    500: '#498d81',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #498d81;
$custom-light: #81aea5;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#498d81",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 73,
    "g": 141,
    "b": 129
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 169.412,
    "s": 31.776,
    "l": 41.961
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.59509,
    "c": 0.07205,
    "h": 180.9
  },
  "luminance": 0.22051
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#498D81

secondary

#B0828A

accent

#6072C8

background

#F8FAFA

surface

#EFF4F4

border

#CACECE

text

#0B100F

muted

#7C7F7F

Preview Lab

Preview with #498D81

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

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