#498E98#498E98

#498E98 is a mid, moderate teal. Relative luminance 0.230; OKLCH L 60.6% C 0.071 H 207.8°. Best body text is #000000 at 5.61:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#498E98
RGB	rgb(73, 142, 152)
HSL	hsl(188, 35%, 44%)
HSV	hsv(188, 52%, 60%)
CMYK	cmyk(52%, 6.6%, 0%, 40.4%)
CIE-LAB	lab(55.10, -18.88, -12.01)
CIE-LCH	lch(55.10, 22.38, 212.47°)
OKLab	oklab(60.57% -0.0629 -0.0332)
OKLCH	oklch(60.57% 0.071 207.8)
XYZ	xyz(18.0859, 23.0279, 33.1914)
Luminance	0.2303 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	teal

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Perceptual scales

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Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#498E98 #985349

analogous

#49987B #498E98 #496798

triadic

#498E98 #98498E #8E9849

tetradic

#498E98 #7B4998 #985349 #679849

square

#498E98 #7B4998 #985349 #679849

split-complementary

#498E98 #984967 #987B49

monochromatic

#214145 #35676F #498E98 #68ACB6 #91C3CA

Accessibility & contrast

On white

3.75

#498E98 on #FFFFFF

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

5.61

#498E98 on #000000

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#000000 on #498E98

5.61:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##498E98	#FFFFFF	#000000	##000000
##498E98	1.00	3.75	5.61	5.61
#FFFFFF	3.75	1.00	21.00	21.00
#000000	5.61	21.00	1.00	1.00
##000000	5.61	21.00	1.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#848999

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#778098

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#149391

Achromatopsia (no color)

#848484

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #498e98;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(73, 142, 152);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(60.6% 0.071 207.8);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#82afb6',
    500: '#498e98',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #498e98;
$custom-light: #82afb6;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#498e98",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 73,
    "g": 142,
    "b": 152
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 187.595,
    "s": 35.111,
    "l": 44.118
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.60567,
    "c": 0.07114,
    "h": 207.8
  },
  "luminance": 0.23029
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#498E98

secondary

#B68D87

accent

#6B5DCB

background

#F8FAFB

surface

#EFF4F6

border

#CACED0

text

#0B1011

muted

#7C7F80

Preview Lab

Preview with #498E98

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

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