#536B68#536B68

#536B68 is a mid, muted teal. Relative luminance 0.134; OKLCH L 50.8% C 0.029 H 186.9°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.72:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#536B68
RGB	rgb(83, 107, 104)
HSL	hsl(173, 13%, 37%)
HSV	hsv(173, 22%, 42%)
CMYK	cmyk(22.4%, 0%, 2.8%, 58%)
CIE-LAB	lab(43.29, -9.54, -1.24)
CIE-LCH	lch(43.29, 9.62, 187.40°)
OKLab	oklab(50.76% -0.0286 -0.0035)
OKLCH	oklch(50.76% 0.029 186.9)
XYZ	xyz(11.3229, 13.3534, 15.0749)
Luminance	0.1335 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	teal

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#536B68 #6B5356

analogous

#536B5C #536B68 #53626B

triadic

#536B68 #68536B #6B6853

tetradic

#536B68 #5C536B #6B5356 #626B53

square

#536B68 #5C536B #6B5356 #626B53

split-complementary

#536B68 #6B5362 #6B5C53

monochromatic

#1E2625 #384947 #536B68 #6E8D89 #90A9A6

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.72

#536B68 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.67

#536B68 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #536B68

5.72:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##536B68	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##536B68	1.00	5.72	3.67	5.72
#FFFFFF	5.72	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.67	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.72	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#686868

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#646568

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#4C6C6A

Achromatopsia (no color)

#666666

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #536b68;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(83, 107, 104);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(50.8% 0.029 186.9);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#849593',
    500: '#536b68',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #536b68;
$custom-light: #849593;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#536b68",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 83,
    "g": 107,
    "b": 104
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 172.5,
    "s": 12.632,
    "l": 37.255
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.50756,
    "c": 0.02883,
    "h": 186.9
  },
  "luminance": 0.13354
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#536B68

secondary

#978385

accent

#727BB5

background

#F8F9F9

surface

#EFF1F1

border

#CACBCB

text

#0B0D0D

muted

#7C7E7E

Preview Lab

Preview with #536B68

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

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