#498F99#498F99

#498F99 is a mid, moderate teal. Relative luminance 0.234; OKLCH L 60.9% C 0.072 H 207.6°. Best body text is #000000 at 5.67:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#498F99
RGB	rgb(73, 143, 153)
HSL	hsl(188, 35%, 44%)
HSV	hsv(188, 52%, 60%)
CMYK	cmyk(52.3%, 6.5%, 0%, 40%)
CIE-LAB	lab(55.44, -19.12, -12.08)
CIE-LCH	lch(55.44, 22.62, 212.27°)
OKLab	oklab(60.85% -0.0637 -0.0333)
OKLCH	oklch(60.85% 0.072 207.6)
XYZ	xyz(18.3176, 23.3597, 33.6744)
Luminance	0.2336 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	teal

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#498F99 #995349

analogous

#49997B #498F99 #496799

triadic

#498F99 #99498F #8F9949

tetradic

#498F99 #7B4999 #995349 #679949

square

#498F99 #7B4999 #995349 #679949

split-complementary

#498F99 #994967 #997B49

monochromatic

#214246 #356870 #498F99 #68ADB7 #92C4CB

Accessibility & contrast

On white

3.70

#498F99 on #FFFFFF

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

5.67

#498F99 on #000000

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#000000 on #498F99

5.67:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##498F99	#FFFFFF	#000000	##000000
##498F99	1.00	3.70	5.67	5.67
#FFFFFF	3.70	1.00	21.00	21.00
#000000	5.67	21.00	1.00	1.00
##000000	5.67	21.00	1.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#858A9A

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#788199

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#119492

Achromatopsia (no color)

#858585

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #498f99;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(73, 143, 153);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(60.9% 0.072 207.6);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#82b0b7',
    500: '#498f99',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #498f99;
$custom-light: #82b0b7;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#498f99",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 73,
    "g": 143,
    "b": 153
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 187.5,
    "s": 35.398,
    "l": 44.314
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.60851,
    "c": 0.0719,
    "h": 207.6
  },
  "luminance": 0.23361
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#498F99

secondary

#B78D87

accent

#6A5CCB

background

#F8FAFB

surface

#EFF4F6

border

#CACED0

text

#0B1011

muted

#7C7F80

Preview Lab

Preview with #498F99

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

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