#498D83#498D83

#498D83 is a mid, moderate teal. Relative luminance 0.221; OKLCH L 59.6% C 0.071 H 183.2°. Best body text is #000000 at 5.42:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#498D83
RGB	rgb(73, 141, 131)
HSL	hsl(171, 32%, 42%)
HSV	hsv(171, 48%, 55%)
CMYK	cmyk(48.2%, 0%, 7.1%, 44.7%)
CIE-LAB	lab(54.14, -24.14, -1.33)
CIE-LCH	lch(54.14, 24.17, 183.16°)
OKLab	oklab(59.57% -0.0711 -0.004)
OKLCH	oklch(59.57% 0.071 183.2)
XYZ	xyz(16.3676, 22.1036, 24.8722)
Luminance	0.2210 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	teal

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#498D83 #8D4953

analogous

#498D61 #498D83 #49758D

triadic

#498D83 #83498D #8D8349

tetradic

#498D83 #61498D #8D4953 #758D49

square

#498D83 #61498D #8D4953 #758D49

split-complementary

#498D83 #8D4975 #8D6149

monochromatic

#1F3C38 #34655E #498D83 #64AFA4 #8DC4BC

Accessibility & contrast

On white

3.87

#498D83 on #FFFFFF

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

5.42

#498D83 on #000000

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#000000 on #498D83

5.42:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##498D83	#FFFFFF	#000000	##000000
##498D83	1.00	3.87	5.42	5.42
#FFFFFF	3.87	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)

#878683

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#7C7E84

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#298F8A

Achromatopsia (no color)

#818181

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #498d83;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(73, 141, 131);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(59.6% 0.071 183.2);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#81aea7',
    500: '#498d83',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #498d83;
$custom-light: #81aea7;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#498d83",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 73,
    "g": 141,
    "b": 131
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 171.176,
    "s": 31.776,
    "l": 41.961
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.59574,
    "c": 0.07122,
    "h": 183.2
  },
  "luminance": 0.22105
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#498D83

secondary

#B08289

accent

#606FC8

background

#F8FAFA

surface

#EFF4F4

border

#CACECE

text

#0B100F

muted

#7C7F7F

Preview Lab

Preview with #498D83

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

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