#0E5542#0E5542

#0E5542 is a dark, moderate teal. Relative luminance 0.070; OKLCH L 40.3% C 0.074 H 169.8°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 8.76:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#0E5542
RGB	rgb(14, 85, 66)
HSL	hsl(164, 72%, 19%)
HSV	hsv(164, 84%, 33%)
CMYK	cmyk(83.5%, 0%, 22.4%, 66.7%)
CIE-LAB	lab(31.77, -26.20, 5.13)
CIE-LCH	lch(31.77, 26.70, 168.91°)
OKLab	oklab(40.25% -0.073 0.0131)
OKLCH	oklch(40.25% 0.074 169.8)
XYZ	xyz(4.4124, 6.9832, 6.2685)
Luminance	0.0698 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	neutral
Family	teal

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#0E5542 #550E21

analogous

#0E551F #0E5542 #0E4555

triadic

#0E5542 #420E55 #55420E

tetradic

#0E5542 #1F0E55 #550E21 #45550E

square

#0E5542 #1F0E55 #550E21 #45550E

split-complementary

#0E5542 #550E45 #551F0E

monochromatic

#041A14 #052019 #0E5542 #178A6B #1FBE94

Accessibility & contrast

On white

8.76

#0E5542 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.40

#0E5542 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #0E5542

8.76:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##0E5542	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##0E5542	1.00	8.76	2.40	8.76
#FFFFFF	8.76	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.40	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	8.76	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#524F41

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#494843

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#005650

Achromatopsia (no color)

#4B4B4B

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #0e5542;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(14, 85, 66);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(40.3% 0.074 169.8);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#5a8576',
    500: '#0e5542',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #0e5542;
$custom-light: #5a8576;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#0e5542",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 14,
    "g": 85,
    "b": 66
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 163.944,
    "s": 71.717,
    "l": 19.412
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.40253,
    "c": 0.07418,
    "h": 169.8
  },
  "luminance": 0.06984
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#0E5542

secondary

#8F3049

accent

#396AEE

background

#F5F8F7

surface

#E9EFED

border

#C5CAC8

text

#040B08

muted

#797C7B

Preview Lab

Preview with #0E5542

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

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