#498D86#498D86

#498D86 is a mid, moderate teal. Relative luminance 0.222; OKLCH L 59.7% C 0.070 H 186.8°. Best body text is #000000 at 5.44:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#498D86
RGB	rgb(73, 141, 134)
HSL	hsl(174, 32%, 42%)
HSV	hsv(174, 48%, 55%)
CMYK	cmyk(48.2%, 0%, 5%, 44.7%)
CIE-LAB	lab(54.22, -23.35, -2.94)
CIE-LCH	lch(54.22, 23.53, 187.17°)
OKLab	oklab(59.67% -0.0697 -0.0083)
OKLCH	oklch(59.67% 0.07 186.8)
XYZ	xyz(16.5739, 22.1861, 25.9586)
Luminance	0.2219 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	teal

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#498D86 #8D4950

analogous

#498D64 #498D86 #49728D

triadic

#498D86 #86498D #8D8649

tetradic

#498D86 #64498D #8D4950 #728D49

square

#498D86 #64498D #8D4950 #728D49

split-complementary

#498D86 #8D4972 #8D6449

monochromatic

#1F3C39 #346560 #498D86 #64AFA7 #8DC4BE

Accessibility & contrast

On white

3.86

#498D86 on #FFFFFF

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

5.44

#498D86 on #000000

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#000000 on #498D86

5.44:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##498D86	#FFFFFF	#000000	##000000
##498D86	1.00	3.86	5.44	5.44
#FFFFFF	3.86	1.00	21.00	21.00
#000000	5.44	21.00	1.00	1.00
##000000	5.44	21.00	1.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#878786

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#7B7E87

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#27908B

Achromatopsia (no color)

#828282

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #498d86;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(73, 141, 134);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(59.7% 0.070 186.8);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#81aea9',
    500: '#498d86',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #498d86;
$custom-light: #81aea9;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#498d86",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 73,
    "g": 141,
    "b": 134
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 173.824,
    "s": 31.776,
    "l": 41.961
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.59673,
    "c": 0.07021,
    "h": 186.8
  },
  "luminance": 0.22187
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#498D86

secondary

#B08287

accent

#606BC8

background

#F8FAFA

surface

#EFF4F4

border

#CACECE

text

#0B100F

muted

#7C7F7F

Preview Lab

Preview with #498D86

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

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