#509DA4#509DA4

#509DA4 is a light, moderate teal. Relative luminance 0.285; OKLCH L 65.0% C 0.077 H 203.3°. Best body text is #000000 at 6.70:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#509DA4
RGB	rgb(80, 157, 164)
HSL	hsl(185, 34%, 48%)
HSV	hsv(185, 51%, 64%)
CMYK	cmyk(51.2%, 4.3%, 0%, 35.7%)
CIE-LAB	lab(60.34, -21.74, -10.97)
CIE-LCH	lch(60.34, 24.35, 206.77°)
OKLab	oklab(64.98% -0.0704 -0.0303)
OKLCH	oklch(64.98% 0.077 203.3)
XYZ	xyz(22.0634, 28.4978, 39.4527)
Luminance	0.2850 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	teal

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#509DA4 #A45750

analogous

#50A481 #509DA4 #5073A4

triadic

#509DA4 #A4509D #9DA450

tetradic

#509DA4 #8150A4 #A45750 #73A450

square

#509DA4 #8150A4 #A45750 #73A450

split-complementary

#509DA4 #A45073 #A48150

monochromatic

#284E52 #3C767B #509DA4 #75B6BC #9ECCD0

Accessibility & contrast

On white

3.13

#509DA4 on #FFFFFF

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

6.70

#509DA4 on #000000

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#000000 on #509DA4

6.70:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##509DA4	#FFFFFF	#000000	##000000
##509DA4	1.00	3.13	6.70	6.70
#FFFFFF	3.13	1.00	21.00	21.00
#000000	6.70	21.00	1.00	1.00
##000000	6.70	21.00	1.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#9397A5

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#858DA4

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#17A29F

Achromatopsia (no color)

#919191

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #509da4;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(80, 157, 164);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(65.0% 0.077 203.3);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#88babf',
    500: '#509da4',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #509da4;
$custom-light: #88babf;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#509da4",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 80,
    "g": 157,
    "b": 164
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 185,
    "s": 34.426,
    "l": 47.843
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.64978,
    "c": 0.07663,
    "h": 203.3
  },
  "luminance": 0.285
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#509DA4

secondary

#BD9693

accent

#665DCB

background

#F8FBFB

surface

#F0F6F6

border

#CBD0D0

text

#0C1112

muted

#7D8081

Preview Lab

Preview with #509DA4

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

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