#053738#053738

#053738 is a dark, muted teal. Relative luminance 0.030; OKLCH L 30.7% C 0.049 H 197.0°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 13.04:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#053738
RGB	rgb(5, 55, 56)
HSL	hsl(181, 84%, 12%)
HSV	hsv(181, 91%, 22%)
CMYK	cmyk(91.1%, 1.8%, 0%, 78%)
CIE-LAB	lab(20.24, -14.98, -5.18)
CIE-LCH	lch(20.24, 15.85, 199.06°)
OKLab	oklab(30.68% -0.0471 -0.0144)
OKLCH	oklch(30.68% 0.049 197)
XYZ	xyz(2.1423, 3.0499, 4.2164)
Luminance	0.0305 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	teal

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#053738 #380605

analogous

#053820 #053738 #051E38

triadic

#053738 #380537 #373805

tetradic

#053738 #200538 #380605 #1E3805

square

#053738 #200538 #380605 #1E3805

split-complementary

#053738 #38051E #382005

monochromatic

#031C1C #031C1C #053738 #0A6E70 #0FA5A8

Accessibility & contrast

On white

13.04

#053738 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

1.61

#053738 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #053738

13.04:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##053738	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##053738	1.00	13.04	1.61	13.04
#FFFFFF	13.04	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	1.61	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	13.04	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#323438

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#2B2F38

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#003937

Achromatopsia (no color)

#313131

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #053738;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(5, 55, 56);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(30.7% 0.049 197.0);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#516e6e',
    500: '#053738',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #053738;
$custom-light: #516e6e;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#053738",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 5,
    "g": 55,
    "b": 56
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 181.176,
    "s": 83.607,
    "l": 11.961
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.3068,
    "c": 0.0493,
    "h": 197
  },
  "luminance": 0.0305
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#053738

secondary

#792120

accent

#322EFA

background

#F4F6F6

surface

#E7EBEB

border

#C3C6C6

text

#020707

muted

#787A7A

Preview Lab

Preview with #053738

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

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