#053238#053238

#053238 is a dark, muted teal. Relative luminance 0.026; OKLCH L 29.2% C 0.047 H 208.5°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 13.82:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#053238
RGB	rgb(5, 50, 56)
HSL	hsl(187, 84%, 12%)
HSV	hsv(187, 91%, 22%)
CMYK	cmyk(91.1%, 10.7%, 0%, 78%)
CIE-LAB	lab(18.36, -12.01, -8.02)
CIE-LCH	lch(18.36, 14.44, 213.74°)
OKLab	oklab(29.15% -0.0412 -0.0223)
OKLCH	oklch(29.15% 0.047 208.5)
XYZ	xyz(1.9167, 2.5988, 4.1412)
Luminance	0.0260 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	teal

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#053238 #380B05

analogous

#053825 #053238 #051938

triadic

#053238 #380532 #323805

tetradic

#053238 #250538 #380B05 #193805

square

#053238 #250538 #380B05 #193805

split-complementary

#053238 #380519 #382505

monochromatic

#03191C #03191C #053238 #0A6470 #0F96A8

Accessibility & contrast

On white

13.82

#053238 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

1.52

#053238 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #053238

13.82:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##053238	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##053238	1.00	13.82	1.52	13.82
#FFFFFF	13.82	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	1.52	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	13.82	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#2C3038

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#262B38

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#003534

Achromatopsia (no color)

#2D2D2D

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #053238;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(5, 50, 56);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(29.2% 0.047 208.5);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#506a6e',
    500: '#053238',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #053238;
$custom-light: #506a6e;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#053238",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 5,
    "g": 50,
    "b": 56
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 187.059,
    "s": 83.607,
    "l": 11.961
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.29153,
    "c": 0.04687,
    "h": 208.5
  },
  "luminance": 0.02599
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#053238

secondary

#792A20

accent

#462EFA

background

#F4F6F6

surface

#E7EBEB

border

#C3C6C6

text

#020607

muted

#787A7A

Preview Lab

Preview with #053238

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

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