#498F97#498F97

#498F97 is a mid, moderate teal. Relative luminance 0.233; OKLCH L 60.8% C 0.071 H 205.2°. Best body text is #000000 at 5.66:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#498F97
RGB	rgb(73, 143, 151)
HSL	hsl(186, 35%, 44%)
HSV	hsv(186, 52%, 59%)
CMYK	cmyk(51.7%, 5.3%, 0%, 40.8%)
CIE-LAB	lab(55.37, -19.70, -11.03)
CIE-LCH	lch(55.37, 22.58, 209.24°)
OKLab	oklab(60.78% -0.0646 -0.0304)
OKLCH	oklch(60.78% 0.071 205.2)
XYZ	xyz(18.1538, 23.2942, 32.8117)
Luminance	0.2330 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	teal

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#498F97 #975149

analogous

#499778 #498F97 #496897

triadic

#498F97 #97498F #8F9749

tetradic

#498F97 #784997 #975149 #689749

square

#498F97 #784997 #975149 #689749

split-complementary

#498F97 #974968 #977849

monochromatic

#214144 #35686E #498F97 #67AEB6 #91C4CA

Accessibility & contrast

On white

3.71

#498F97 on #FFFFFF

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

5.66

#498F97 on #000000

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#000000 on #498F97

5.66:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##498F97	#FFFFFF	#000000	##000000
##498F97	1.00	3.71	5.66	5.66
#FFFFFF	3.71	1.00	21.00	21.00
#000000	5.66	21.00	1.00	1.00
##000000	5.66	21.00	1.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#858A98

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#798197

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#149491

Achromatopsia (no color)

#858585

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #498f97;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(73, 143, 151);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(60.8% 0.071 205.2);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#82b0b5',
    500: '#498f97',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #498f97;
$custom-light: #82b0b5;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#498f97",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 73,
    "g": 143,
    "b": 151
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 186.154,
    "s": 34.821,
    "l": 43.922
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.60775,
    "c": 0.07137,
    "h": 205.2
  },
  "luminance": 0.23296
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#498F97

secondary

#B68B86

accent

#685DCB

background

#F8FAFB

surface

#EFF4F6

border

#CACED0

text

#0B1011

muted

#7C7F80

Preview Lab

Preview with #498F97

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

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