#498D99#498D99

#498D99 is a mid, moderate teal. Relative luminance 0.228; OKLCH L 60.4% C 0.071 H 210.3°. Best body text is #000000 at 5.55:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#498D99
RGB	rgb(73, 141, 153)
HSL	hsl(189, 35%, 44%)
HSV	hsv(189, 52%, 60%)
CMYK	cmyk(52.3%, 7.8%, 0%, 40%)
CIE-LAB	lab(54.83, -18.06, -13.00)
CIE-LCH	lch(54.83, 22.25, 215.75°)
OKLab	oklab(60.36% -0.0613 -0.0359)
OKLCH	oklch(60.36% 0.071 210.3)
XYZ	xyz(18.0200, 22.7645, 33.5752)
Luminance	0.2277 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	teal

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#498D99 #995549

analogous

#49997D #498D99 #496599

triadic

#498D99 #99498D #8D9949

tetradic

#498D99 #7D4999 #995549 #659949

square

#498D99 #7D4999 #995549 #659949

split-complementary

#498D99 #994965 #997D49

monochromatic

#214146 #356770 #498D99 #68ABB7 #92C2CB

Accessibility & contrast

On white

3.78

#498D99 on #FFFFFF

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

5.55

#498D99 on #000000

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#000000 on #498D99

5.55:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##498D99	#FFFFFF	#000000	##000000
##498D99	1.00	3.78	5.55	5.55
#FFFFFF	3.78	1.00	21.00	21.00
#000000	5.55	21.00	1.00	1.00
##000000	5.55	21.00	1.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#83899A

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#767F99

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#129391

Achromatopsia (no color)

#838383

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #498d99;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(73, 141, 153);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(60.4% 0.071 210.3);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#82aeb7',
    500: '#498d99',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #498d99;
$custom-light: #82aeb7;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#498d99",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 73,
    "g": 141,
    "b": 153
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 189,
    "s": 35.398,
    "l": 44.314
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.6036,
    "c": 0.07106,
    "h": 210.3
  },
  "luminance": 0.22766
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#498D99

secondary

#B78E87

accent

#6D5CCB

background

#F8FAFB

surface

#EFF4F6

border

#CACED0

text

#0B1011

muted

#7C7F80

Preview Lab

Preview with #498D99

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

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