What color is #486E75?

#486E75 is a dark, muted cyan. In RGB it is rgb(72, 110, 117), and in HSL hsl(189, 24%, 37%).

Is #486E75 accessible as text?

On white, #486E75 has a contrast ratio of 5.58:1 (passes WCAG AA for body text); on black it is 3.76:1 (fails). For text placed on #486E75, use white for the best readability.

What is the closest Tailwind color to #486E75?

The nearest Tailwind CSS token is mist-500 (#67787C).

What colors go well with #486E75?

#486E75 pairs cleanly with neutrals — cream, taupe, charcoal and cool grays — and with its complementary #754E48. In UI, a softer accent is often easier to use than the exact complement. Explore the harmonies, shades, tints and ready-made palettes for #486E75 below.

Is #486E75 good for buttons?

#486E75 works well for buttons and highlights, but use white text on #486E75 — black text only reaches 3.76:1, below the 4.5:1 needed for normal-size labels.

Is #486E75 the same as CSS dimgray?

No — #486E75 is not the CSS named color dimgray, but dimgray (#696969) is the closest CSS named color by perceptual color distance — it sits in a different color family, so treat it as a rough reference, not a match.

#486E75 Color — HEX, RGB, HSL, Palette & Shades

Palettes built on #486E75

Not just a swatch — here's how #486E75 works with other colors. Named schemes with #486E75 in its natural role, and a note on why the supporting colors balance it.

Coastal Morning Lead · 5 colors

Lead #486E75 Accent #A6C4BE Surface #DFDABE Secondary #9AA0A0 Anchor #1D3549

Teal Blue opens this coastal palette with sea-glass and warm sand alongside it, grounded by driftwood grey and a deep-navy anchor.

Nordic Calm Accent · 5 colors

Accent #486E75 Secondary #AEB4B8 Surface #F1F2F0 Support #7A94A5 Anchor #2E3236

Teal Blue keeps this Nordic scheme quiet — cool greys and a soft white around it, a muted-blue support and a charcoal anchor.

Tech Product Signal · 5 colors

Signal #486E75 Surface #14161A Highlight #F4F6F8 Secondary #596672 Accent #6E9197

Teal Blue is the vivid signal in this product UI — on a near-black surface with cool white, a slate grey and a lighter tint of Teal Blue.

Vintage Leather Lead · 5 colors

Lead #486E75 Secondary #705117 Surface #E3DCC0 Accent #395143 Anchor #56233F

Teal Blue plays the worn-leather lead, deepened by saddle brown and an oxblood anchor, softened by aged cream and cooled by a muted forest green.

Minimal Editorial Surface · 5 colors

Surface #F6F4EF Accent #486E75 Secondary #869395 Support #979286 Ink #16140F

Teal Blue is the single accent in this high-contrast editorial system — set on near-white paper against near-black ink, with a warm grey and a desaturated tint of Teal Blue carrying the quiet middle.

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Color Lab

How #486E75 actually behaves in design work — read from its OKLCH lightness, chroma and hue, not just its raw numbers. Ten signals to help you decide where this color earns its place.

Warmth 38/100

Cool

Reads cool and recessive — calming, technical, good for trust-led UI.

Softness 50/100

Moderate

Middle-weight — neither delicate nor heavy.

Depth 46/100

Moderate

Mid depth — usable as an accent or a muted ground.

Naturalness 3/100

Very low

Reads engineered rather than organic — synthetic, digital.

Vintage feel 44/100

Moderate

A faint retro warmth without tipping into sepia.

Luxury 52/100

Moderate

Understated — leans refined without going austere.

Brand distinctiveness 17/100

Very low

Quiet and neutral — a supporting tone, not a signature.

UI accent fit 68/100

High

Strong interactive accent — visible and can carry a legible label.

Surface fit 40/100

Moderate

Usable as a tinted surface in measured doses.

Print safety 88/100

Very high

Reproduces faithfully in CMYK — safe for packaging and print.

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UI roles & guardrails

Primary action Safe as a filled button with white label. AA

Body text Passes on white at 16px and above. Pass

Large display Fine for headings 24px+ on white. Pass

Background Pair with white text at 5.6:1. Use

Subtle surface Use #D9E3E4 for cards and hover fills. Tint 80

Avoid beside #485F75 — the hue gap is too small to read as intentional. Clash

In real applications

Not a swatch to memorise — a color to build with. Here is #486E75 at work across the surfaces designers actually ship.

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:root {
  --color-base: #486E75;
  --color-base-rgb: 72 110 117;
  --color-base-oklch: oklch(51.3% 0.044 210.3);
  --color-50: #F5F9F9;
  --color-100: #E5EEF0;
  --color-200: #CCDDE0;
  --color-300: #A8C2C7;
  --color-400: #85A7AD;
  --color-500: #658990;
  --color-600: #526B70;
  --color-700: #3E4E51;
  --color-800: #2B3436;
  --color-900: #1B2122;
  --color-on-base: #FFFFFF;
}

// tailwind.config.js
colors: {
  teal-blue: {
    50: '#F5F9F9',
    100: '#E5EEF0',
    200: '#CCDDE0',
    300: '#A8C2C7',
    400: '#85A7AD',
    500: '#658990',
    600: '#526B70',
    700: '#3E4E51',
    800: '#2B3436',
    900: '#1B2122',
  },
}

$base: #486E75;
$base-ink: #FFFFFF;
$base-50: #F5F9F9;
$base-100: #E5EEF0;
$base-200: #CCDDE0;
$base-300: #A8C2C7;
$base-400: #85A7AD;
$base-500: #658990;
$base-600: #526B70;
$base-700: #3E4E51;
$base-800: #2B3436;
$base-900: #1B2122;
$base-hover: #39585E;
$base-subtle: #C6D5D8;

{
    "color": {
        "base": {
            "value": "#486E75",
            "type": "color"
        },
        "onBase": {
            "value": "#FFFFFF",
            "type": "color"
        },
        "scale": {
            "50": {
                "value": "#F5F9F9",
                "type": "color"
            },
            "100": {
                "value": "#E5EEF0",
                "type": "color"
            },
            "200": {
                "value": "#CCDDE0",
                "type": "color"
            },
            "300": {
                "value": "#A8C2C7",
                "type": "color"
            },
            "400": {
                "value": "#85A7AD",
                "type": "color"
            },
            "500": {
                "value": "#658990",
                "type": "color"
            },
            "600": {
                "value": "#526B70",
                "type": "color"
            },
            "700": {
                "value": "#3E4E51",
                "type": "color"
            },
            "800": {
                "value": "#2B3436",
                "type": "color"
            },
            "900": {
                "value": "#1B2122",
                "type": "color"
            }
        }
    }
}

Palettes built on #486E75

Color Lab

Pairs with #486E75

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