#498D82#498D82

#498D82 is a mid, moderate teal. Relative luminance 0.221; OKLCH L 59.5% C 0.072 H 182.0°. Best body text is #000000 at 5.42:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#498D82
RGB	rgb(73, 141, 130)
HSL	hsl(170, 32%, 42%)
HSV	hsv(170, 48%, 55%)
CMYK	cmyk(48.2%, 0%, 7.8%, 44.7%)
CIE-LAB	lab(54.11, -24.40, -0.80)
CIE-LCH	lch(54.11, 24.41, 181.87°)
OKLab	oklab(59.54% -0.0716 -0.0025)
OKLCH	oklch(59.54% 0.072 182)
XYZ	xyz(16.3001, 22.0766, 24.5170)
Luminance	0.2208 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	teal

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#498D82 #8D4954

analogous

#498D60 #498D82 #49768D

triadic

#498D82 #82498D #8D8249

tetradic

#498D82 #60498D #8D4954 #768D49

square

#498D82 #60498D #8D4954 #768D49

split-complementary

#498D82 #8D4976 #8D6049

monochromatic

#1F3C38 #34655D #498D82 #64AFA3 #8DC4BB

Accessibility & contrast

On white

3.88

#498D82 on #FFFFFF

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

5.42

#498D82 on #000000

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#000000 on #498D82

5.42:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##498D82	#FFFFFF	#000000	##000000
##498D82	1.00	3.88	5.42	5.42
#FFFFFF	3.88	1.00	21.00	21.00
#000000	5.42	21.00	1.00	1.00
##000000	5.42	21.00	1.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#888682

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#7C7E83

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#2A8F8A

Achromatopsia (no color)

#818181

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #498d82;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(73, 141, 130);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(59.5% 0.072 182.0);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#81aea6',
    500: '#498d82',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #498d82;
$custom-light: #81aea6;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#498d82",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 73,
    "g": 141,
    "b": 130
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 170.294,
    "s": 31.776,
    "l": 41.961
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.59542,
    "c": 0.07162,
    "h": 182
  },
  "luminance": 0.22078
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#498D82

secondary

#B0828A

accent

#6071C8

background

#F8FAFA

surface

#EFF4F4

border

#CACECE

text

#0B100F

muted

#7C7F7F

Preview Lab

Preview with #498D82

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

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