#0E5253#0E5253

#0E5253 is a dark, moderate teal. Relative luminance 0.068; OKLCH L 40.0% C 0.063 H 196.5°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 8.93:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#0E5253
RGB	rgb(14, 82, 83)
HSL	hsl(181, 71%, 19%)
HSV	hsv(181, 83%, 33%)
CMYK	cmyk(83.1%, 1.2%, 0%, 67.5%)
CIE-LAB	lab(31.24, -19.31, -6.43)
CIE-LCH	lch(31.24, 20.36, 198.42°)
OKLab	oklab(39.99% -0.0605 -0.0179)
OKLCH	oklch(39.99% 0.063 196.5)
XYZ	xyz(4.7590, 6.7519, 9.2344)
Luminance	0.0675 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	teal

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#0E5253 #530F0E

analogous

#0E5332 #0E5253 #0E3053

triadic

#0E5253 #530E52 #52530E

tetradic

#0E5253 #320E53 #530F0E #30530E

square

#0E5253 #320E53 #530F0E #30530E

split-complementary

#0E5253 #530E30 #53320E

monochromatic

#041A1A #051E1F #0E5253 #178687 #20B9BC

Accessibility & contrast

On white

8.93

#0E5253 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.35

#0E5253 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #0E5253

8.93:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##0E5253	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##0E5253	1.00	8.93	2.35	8.93
#FFFFFF	8.93	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.35	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	8.93	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#4C4E53

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#424653

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#005552

Achromatopsia (no color)

#494949

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #0e5253;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(14, 82, 83);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(40.0% 0.063 196.5);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#5b8383',
    500: '#0e5253',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #0e5253;
$custom-light: #5b8383;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#0e5253",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 14,
    "g": 82,
    "b": 83
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 180.87,
    "s": 71.134,
    "l": 19.02
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.39994,
    "c": 0.06313,
    "h": 196.5
  },
  "luminance": 0.06752
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#0E5253

secondary

#8D312F

accent

#3D3AEE

background

#F5F8F8

surface

#E9EFEF

border

#C5CACA

text

#040A0A

muted

#797C7C

Preview Lab

Preview with #0E5253

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

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