#536166#536166

#536166 is a mid, near-neutral cyan. Relative luminance 0.113; OKLCH L 48.3% C 0.019 H 221.4°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.42:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#536166
RGB	rgb(83, 97, 102)
HSL	hsl(196, 10%, 36%)
HSV	hsv(196, 19%, 40%)
CMYK	cmyk(18.6%, 4.9%, 0%, 60%)
CIE-LAB	lab(40.16, -4.15, -4.64)
CIE-LCH	lch(40.16, 6.23, 228.17°)
OKLab	oklab(48.25% -0.0143 -0.0126)
OKLCH	oklch(48.25% 0.019 221.4)
XYZ	xyz(10.2396, 11.3474, 14.2186)
Luminance	0.1135 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	neutral
Family	cyan

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#536166 #665853

analogous

#536662 #536166 #535866

triadic

#536166 #665361 #616653

tetradic

#536166 #625366 #665853 #586653

square

#536166 #625366 #665853 #586653

split-complementary

#536166 #665358 #666253

monochromatic

#1C2123 #384144 #536166 #6E8188 #8F9FA4

Accessibility & contrast

On white

6.42

#536166 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.27

#536166 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #536166

6.42:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##536166	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##536166	1.00	6.42	3.27	6.42
#FFFFFF	6.42	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.27	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	6.42	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#5E6066

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#5B5E66

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#4E6362

Achromatopsia (no color)

#5F5F5F

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #536166;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(83, 97, 102);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(48.3% 0.019 221.4);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#838d91',
    500: '#536166',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #536166;
$custom-light: #838d91;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#536166",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 83,
    "g": 97,
    "b": 102
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 195.789,
    "s": 10.27,
    "l": 36.275
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.48253,
    "c": 0.01901,
    "h": 221.4
  },
  "luminance": 0.11348
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#536166

secondary

#938682

accent

#8575B3

background

#F8F8F8

surface

#EFF0F0

border

#CACBCB

text

#0A0C0C

muted

#7C7D7D

Preview Lab

Preview with #536166

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

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