#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
RGBrgb(5, 50, 56)
HSLhsl(187, 84%, 12%)
HSVhsv(187, 91%, 22%)
CMYKcmyk(91.1%, 10.7%, 0%, 78%)
CIE-LABlab(18.36, -12.01, -8.02)
CIE-LCHlch(18.36, 14.44, 213.74°)
OKLaboklab(29.15% -0.0412 -0.0223)
OKLCHoklch(29.15% 0.047 208.5)
XYZxyz(1.9167, 2.5988, 4.1412)
Luminance0.0260 (WCAG relative)
Temperaturecool
Familyteal

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
##0532381.0013.821.5213.82
#FFFFFF13.821.0021.001.00
#0000001.5221.001.0021.00
##FFFFFF13.821.0021.001.00

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

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#053238 Color — HEX, RGB, HSL, OKLCH & Contrast — Tintiva