#0E5539#0E5539

#0E5539 is a dark, moderate teal. Relative luminance 0.069; OKLCH L 40.0% C 0.082 H 161.2°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 8.83:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#0E5539
RGB	rgb(14, 85, 57)
HSL	hsl(156, 72%, 19%)
HSV	hsv(156, 84%, 33%)
CMYK	cmyk(83.5%, 0%, 32.9%, 66.7%)
CIE-LAB	lab(31.54, -28.62, 10.45)
CIE-LCH	lch(31.54, 30.47, 159.94°)
OKLab	oklab(39.99% -0.078 0.0265)
OKLCH	oklch(39.99% 0.082 161.2)
XYZ	xyz(4.1677, 6.8853, 4.9794)
Luminance	0.0689 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	neutral
Family	teal

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#0E5539 #550E2A

analogous

#0E5516 #0E5539 #0E4E55

triadic

#0E5539 #390E55 #55390E

tetradic

#0E5539 #160E55 #550E2A #4E550E

square

#0E5539 #160E55 #550E2A #4E550E

split-complementary

#0E5539 #550E4E #55160E

monochromatic

#041A12 #052016 #0E5539 #178A5C #1FBE7F

Accessibility & contrast

On white

8.83

#0E5539 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.38

#0E5539 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #0E5539

8.83:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##0E5539	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##0E5539	1.00	8.83	2.38	8.83
#FFFFFF	8.83	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.38	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	8.83	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#544E37

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#4B483B

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#00554E

Achromatopsia (no color)

#4A4A4A

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #0e5539;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(14, 85, 57);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(40.0% 0.082 161.2);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#5a856f',
    500: '#0e5539',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #0e5539;
$custom-light: #5a856f;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#0e5539",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 14,
    "g": 85,
    "b": 57
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 156.338,
    "s": 71.717,
    "l": 19.412
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.39994,
    "c": 0.08235,
    "h": 161.2
  },
  "luminance": 0.06886
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#0E5539

secondary

#8F3055

accent

#3981EE

background

#F5F8F6

surface

#E9EFEC

border

#C5CAC7

text

#040B07

muted

#797C7A

Preview Lab

Preview with #0E5539

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

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