#083838#083838

#083838 is a dark, muted teal. Relative luminance 0.032; OKLCH L 31.1% C 0.048 H 195.0°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 12.86:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#083838
RGB	rgb(8, 56, 56)
HSL	hsl(180, 75%, 13%)
HSV	hsv(180, 86%, 22%)
CMYK	cmyk(85.7%, 0%, 0%, 78%)
CIE-LAB	lab(20.69, -15.07, -4.49)
CIE-LCH	lch(20.69, 15.73, 196.60°)
OKLab	oklab(31.07% -0.0468 -0.0125)
OKLCH	oklch(31.07% 0.048 195)
XYZ	xyz(2.2278, 3.1652, 4.2341)
Luminance	0.0316 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	teal

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#083838 #380808

analogous

#083820 #083838 #082038

triadic

#083838 #380838 #383808

tetradic

#083838 #200838 #380808 #203808

square

#083838 #200838 #380808 #203808

split-complementary

#083838 #380820 #382008

monochromatic

#041B1B #041B1B #083838 #106E6E #17A3A3

Accessibility & contrast

On white

12.86

#083838 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

1.63

#083838 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #083838

12.86:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##083838	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##083838	1.00	12.86	1.63	12.86
#FFFFFF	12.86	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	1.63	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	12.86	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#343538

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#2D3038

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#003A38

Achromatopsia (no color)

#323232

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #083838;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(8, 56, 56);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(31.1% 0.048 195.0);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#526f6e',
    500: '#083838',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #083838;
$custom-light: #526f6e;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#083838",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 8,
    "g": 56,
    "b": 56
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 180,
    "s": 75,
    "l": 12.549
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.31068,
    "c": 0.04845,
    "h": 195
  },
  "luminance": 0.03165
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#083838

secondary

#772525

accent

#3636F2

background

#F4F6F6

surface

#E7ECEB

border

#C3C7C6

text

#020707

muted

#787A7A

Preview Lab

Preview with #083838

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

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