#498D84#498D84

#498D84 is a mid, moderate teal. Relative luminance 0.221; OKLCH L 59.6% C 0.071 H 184.4°. Best body text is #000000 at 5.43:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#498D84
RGB	rgb(73, 141, 132)
HSL	hsl(172, 32%, 42%)
HSV	hsv(172, 48%, 55%)
CMYK	cmyk(48.2%, 0%, 6.4%, 44.7%)
CIE-LAB	lab(54.17, -23.88, -1.87)
CIE-LCH	lch(54.17, 23.95, 184.48°)
OKLab	oklab(59.61% -0.0706 -0.0054)
OKLCH	oklch(59.61% 0.071 184.4)
XYZ	xyz(16.4357, 22.1308, 25.2309)
Luminance	0.2213 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	teal

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#498D84 #8D4952

analogous

#498D62 #498D84 #49748D

triadic

#498D84 #84498D #8D8449

tetradic

#498D84 #62498D #8D4952 #748D49

square

#498D84 #62498D #8D4952 #748D49

split-complementary

#498D84 #8D4974 #8D6249

monochromatic

#1F3C39 #34655E #498D84 #64AFA5 #8DC4BC

Accessibility & contrast

On white

3.87

#498D84 on #FFFFFF

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

5.43

#498D84 on #000000

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#000000 on #498D84

5.43:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##498D84	#FFFFFF	#000000	##000000
##498D84	1.00	3.87	5.43	5.43
#FFFFFF	3.87	1.00	21.00	21.00
#000000	5.43	21.00	1.00	1.00
##000000	5.43	21.00	1.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#878684

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#7C7E85

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#298F8A

Achromatopsia (no color)

#818181

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #498d84;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(73, 141, 132);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(59.6% 0.071 184.4);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#81aea7',
    500: '#498d84',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #498d84;
$custom-light: #81aea7;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#498d84",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 73,
    "g": 141,
    "b": 132
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 172.059,
    "s": 31.776,
    "l": 41.961
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.59607,
    "c": 0.07085,
    "h": 184.4
  },
  "luminance": 0.22132
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#498D84

secondary

#B08288

accent

#606EC8

background

#F8FAFA

surface

#EFF4F4

border

#CACECE

text

#0B100F

muted

#7C7F7F

Preview Lab

Preview with #498D84

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

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