#083538#083538

#083538 is a dark, muted teal. Relative luminance 0.029; OKLCH L 30.2% C 0.046 H 201.7°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 13.32:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#083538
RGB	rgb(8, 53, 56)
HSL	hsl(184, 75%, 13%)
HSV	hsv(184, 86%, 22%)
CMYK	cmyk(85.7%, 5.4%, 0%, 78%)
CIE-LAB	lab(19.57, -13.31, -6.18)
CIE-LCH	lch(19.57, 14.68, 204.90°)
OKLab	oklab(30.16% -0.0432 -0.0172)
OKLCH	oklch(30.16% 0.046 201.7)
XYZ	xyz(2.0867, 2.8831, 4.1871)
Luminance	0.0288 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	teal

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#083538 #380B08

analogous

#083823 #083538 #081D38

triadic

#083538 #380835 #353808

tetradic

#083538 #230838 #380B08 #1D3808

square

#083538 #230838 #380B08 #1D3808

split-complementary

#083538 #38081D #382308

monochromatic

#04191B #04191B #083538 #10686E #179AA3

Accessibility & contrast

On white

13.32

#083538 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

1.58

#083538 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #083538

13.32:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##083538	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##083538	1.00	13.32	1.58	13.32
#FFFFFF	13.32	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	1.58	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	13.32	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#303238

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#292D38

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#003736

Achromatopsia (no color)

#2F2F2F

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #083538;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(8, 53, 56);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(30.2% 0.046 201.7);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#516c6e',
    500: '#083538',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #083538;
$custom-light: #516c6e;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#083538",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 8,
    "g": 53,
    "b": 56
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 183.75,
    "s": 75,
    "l": 12.549
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.30156,
    "c": 0.04645,
    "h": 201.7
  },
  "luminance": 0.02883
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#083538

secondary

#772A25

accent

#4236F2

background

#F4F6F6

surface

#E7EBEB

border

#C3C6C6

text

#020707

muted

#787A7A

Preview Lab

Preview with #083538

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

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