#498E99#498E99

#498E99 is a mid, moderate teal. Relative luminance 0.231; OKLCH L 60.6% C 0.071 H 209.0°. Best body text is #000000 at 5.61:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#498E99
RGB	rgb(73, 142, 153)
HSL	hsl(188, 35%, 44%)
HSV	hsv(188, 52%, 60%)
CMYK	cmyk(52.3%, 7.2%, 0%, 40%)
CIE-LAB	lab(55.13, -18.59, -12.54)
CIE-LCH	lch(55.13, 22.43, 214.00°)
OKLab	oklab(60.61% -0.0625 -0.0346)
OKLCH	oklch(60.61% 0.071 209)
XYZ	xyz(18.1682, 23.0608, 33.6246)
Luminance	0.2306 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	teal

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#498E99 #995449

analogous

#49997C #498E99 #496699

triadic

#498E99 #99498E #8E9949

tetradic

#498E99 #7C4999 #995449 #669949

square

#498E99 #7C4999 #995449 #669949

split-complementary

#498E99 #994966 #997C49

monochromatic

#214146 #356870 #498E99 #68ACB7 #92C3CB

Accessibility & contrast

On white

3.74

#498E99 on #FFFFFF

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

5.61

#498E99 on #000000

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#000000 on #498E99

5.61:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##498E99	#FFFFFF	#000000	##000000
##498E99	1.00	3.74	5.61	5.61
#FFFFFF	3.74	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)

#84899A

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#778099

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#129391

Achromatopsia (no color)

#848484

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #498e99;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(73, 142, 153);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(60.6% 0.071 209.0);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#82afb7',
    500: '#498e99',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #498e99;
$custom-light: #82afb7;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#498e99",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 73,
    "g": 142,
    "b": 153
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 188.25,
    "s": 35.398,
    "l": 44.314
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.60606,
    "c": 0.07147,
    "h": 209
  },
  "luminance": 0.23062
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#498E99

secondary

#B78E87

accent

#6C5CCB

background

#F8FAFB

surface

#EFF4F6

border

#CACED0

text

#0B1011

muted

#7C7F80

Preview Lab

Preview with #498E99

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

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