#0E5538#0E5538

#0E5538 is a dark, moderate teal. Relative luminance 0.069; OKLCH L 40.0% C 0.083 H 160.4°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 8.84:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#0E5538
RGB	rgb(14, 85, 56)
HSL	hsl(155, 72%, 19%)
HSV	hsv(155, 84%, 33%)
CMYK	cmyk(83.5%, 0%, 34.1%, 66.7%)
CIE-LAB	lab(31.52, -28.87, 11.04)
CIE-LCH	lch(31.52, 30.91, 159.07°)
OKLab	oklab(39.97% -0.0785 0.028)
OKLCH	oklch(39.97% 0.083 160.4)
XYZ	xyz(4.1430, 6.8754, 4.8493)
Luminance	0.0688 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	neutral
Family	teal

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#0E5538 #550E2B

analogous

#0E5515 #0E5538 #0E4F55

triadic

#0E5538 #380E55 #55380E

tetradic

#0E5538 #150E55 #550E2B #4F550E

square

#0E5538 #150E55 #550E2B #4F550E

split-complementary

#0E5538 #550E4F #55150E

monochromatic

#041A11 #052015 #0E5538 #178A5B #1FBE7D

Accessibility & contrast

On white

8.84

#0E5538 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.38

#0E5538 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #0E5538

8.84:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##0E5538	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##0E5538	1.00	8.84	2.38	8.84
#FFFFFF	8.84	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.38	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	8.84	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#544E36

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#4B483A

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#00554D

Achromatopsia (no color)

#4A4A4A

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #0e5538;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(14, 85, 56);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(40.0% 0.083 160.4);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#5a856e',
    500: '#0e5538',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #0e5538;
$custom-light: #5a856e;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#0e5538",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 14,
    "g": 85,
    "b": 56
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 155.493,
    "s": 71.717,
    "l": 19.412
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.39968,
    "c": 0.08334,
    "h": 160.4
  },
  "luminance": 0.06876
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#0E5538

secondary

#8F3057

accent

#3983EE

background

#F5F8F6

surface

#E9EFEC

border

#C5CAC7

text

#040B07

muted

#797C7A

Preview Lab

Preview with #0E5538

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

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