#185253#185253

#185253 is a dark, muted teal. Relative luminance 0.069; OKLCH L 40.3% C 0.058 H 196.7°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 8.86:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#185253
RGB	rgb(24, 82, 83)
HSL	hsl(181, 55%, 21%)
HSV	hsv(181, 71%, 33%)
CMYK	cmyk(71.1%, 1.2%, 0%, 67.5%)
CIE-LAB	lab(31.47, -17.83, -6.06)
CIE-LCH	lch(31.47, 18.83, 198.76°)
OKLab	oklab(40.25% -0.0559 -0.0168)
OKLCH	oklch(40.25% 0.058 196.7)
XYZ	xyz(4.9546, 6.8528, 9.2435)
Luminance	0.0685 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	teal

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#185253 #531918

analogous

#185336 #185253 #183453

triadic

#185253 #531852 #525318

tetradic

#185253 #361853 #531918 #345318

square

#185253 #361853 #531918 #345318

split-complementary

#185253 #531834 #533618

monochromatic

#071718 #0A2324 #185253 #268182 #33B0B2

Accessibility & contrast

On white

8.86

#185253 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.37

#185253 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #185253

8.86:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##185253	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##185253	1.00	8.86	2.37	8.86
#FFFFFF	8.86	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.37	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	8.86	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#4C4E53

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#434753

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#005552

Achromatopsia (no color)

#4A4A4A

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #185253;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(24, 82, 83);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(40.3% 0.058 196.7);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#5f8383',
    500: '#185253',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #185253;
$custom-light: #5f8383;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#185253",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 24,
    "g": 82,
    "b": 83
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 181.017,
    "s": 55.14,
    "l": 20.98
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.40251,
    "c": 0.05836,
    "h": 196.7
  },
  "luminance": 0.06853
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#185253

secondary

#8A3E3D

accent

#4C49DE

background

#F5F8F8

surface

#EAEFEF

border

#C6CACA

text

#050A0A

muted

#797C7C

Preview Lab

Preview with #185253

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

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