#083238#083238

#083238 is a dark, muted teal. Relative luminance 0.026; OKLCH L 29.2% C 0.045 H 209.0°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 13.78:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#083238
RGB	rgb(8, 50, 56)
HSL	hsl(188, 75%, 13%)
HSV	hsv(188, 86%, 22%)
CMYK	cmyk(85.7%, 10.7%, 0%, 78%)
CIE-LAB	lab(18.44, -11.49, -7.88)
CIE-LCH	lch(18.44, 13.93, 214.45°)
OKLab	oklab(29.25% -0.0395 -0.0219)
OKLCH	oklch(29.25% 0.045 209)
XYZ	xyz(1.9542, 2.6181, 4.1430)
Luminance	0.0262 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	teal

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#083238 #380E08

analogous

#083826 #083238 #081A38

triadic

#083238 #380832 #323808

tetradic

#083238 #260838 #380E08 #1A3808

square

#083238 #260838 #380E08 #1A3808

split-complementary

#083238 #38081A #382608

monochromatic

#04181B #04181B #083238 #10626E #1792A3

Accessibility & contrast

On white

13.78

#083238 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

1.52

#083238 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #083238

13.78:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##083238	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##083238	1.00	13.78	1.52	13.78
#FFFFFF	13.78	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	1.52	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	13.78	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#2D3038

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#262B38

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#003534

Achromatopsia (no color)

#2D2D2D

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #083238;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(8, 50, 56);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(29.2% 0.045 209.0);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#516a6e',
    500: '#083238',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #083238;
$custom-light: #516a6e;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#083238",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 8,
    "g": 50,
    "b": 56
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 187.5,
    "s": 75,
    "l": 12.549
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.29247,
    "c": 0.04517,
    "h": 209
  },
  "luminance": 0.02618
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#083238

secondary

#772F25

accent

#4E36F2

background

#F4F6F6

surface

#E7EBEB

border

#C3C6C6

text

#020607

muted

#787A7A

Preview Lab

Preview with #083238

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

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