#083738#083738

#083738 is a dark, muted teal. Relative luminance 0.031; OKLCH L 30.8% C 0.048 H 197.1°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 13.01:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#083738
RGB	rgb(8, 55, 56)
HSL	hsl(181, 75%, 13%)
HSV	hsv(181, 86%, 22%)
CMYK	cmyk(85.7%, 1.8%, 0%, 78%)
CIE-LAB	lab(20.32, -14.49, -5.05)
CIE-LCH	lch(20.32, 15.35, 199.23°)
OKLab	oklab(30.76% -0.0456 -0.014)
OKLCH	oklch(30.76% 0.048 197.1)
XYZ	xyz(2.1798, 3.0693, 4.2182)
Luminance	0.0307 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	teal

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#083738 #380908

analogous

#083821 #083738 #081F38

triadic

#083738 #380837 #373808

tetradic

#083738 #210838 #380908 #1F3808

square

#083738 #210838 #380908 #1F3808

split-complementary

#083738 #38081F #382108

monochromatic

#041A1B #041A1B #083738 #106C6E #17A0A3

Accessibility & contrast

On white

13.01

#083738 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

1.61

#083738 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #083738

13.01:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##083738	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##083738	1.00	13.01	1.61	13.01
#FFFFFF	13.01	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	1.61	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	13.01	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#323438

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#2C2F38

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#003937

Achromatopsia (no color)

#313131

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #083738;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(8, 55, 56);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(30.8% 0.048 197.1);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#516e6e',
    500: '#083738',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #083738;
$custom-light: #516e6e;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#083738",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 8,
    "g": 55,
    "b": 56
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 181.25,
    "s": 75,
    "l": 12.549
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.30764,
    "c": 0.04771,
    "h": 197.1
  },
  "luminance": 0.0307
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#083738

secondary

#772725

accent

#3A36F2

background

#F4F6F6

surface

#E7EBEB

border

#C3C6C6

text

#020707

muted

#787A7A

Preview Lab

Preview with #083738

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

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