#536B73#536B73

#536B73 is a mid, muted cyan. Relative luminance 0.136; OKLCH L 51.2% C 0.031 H 220.2°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.65:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX#536B73
RGBrgb(83, 107, 115)
HSLhsl(195, 16%, 39%)
HSVhsv(195, 28%, 45%)
CMYKcmyk(27.8%, 7%, 0%, 54.9%)
CIE-LABlab(43.64, -6.81, -7.36)
CIE-LCHlch(43.64, 10.03, 227.23°)
OKLaboklab(51.15% -0.0237 -0.0201)
OKLCHoklch(51.15% 0.031 220.2)
XYZxyz(11.9186, 13.5917, 18.2118)
Luminance0.1359 (WCAG relative)
Temperaturecool
Familycyan

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

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Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary
#536B73 #735B53
analogous
#53736B #536B73 #535B73
triadic
#536B73 #73536B #6B7353
tetradic
#536B73 #6B5373 #735B53 #5B7353
square
#536B73 #6B5373 #735B53 #5B7353
split-complementary
#536B73 #73535B #736B53
monochromatic
#20292C #394A4F #536B73 #6D8C96 #91A8B0

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.65
#536B73 on #FFFFFF
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.72
#536B73 on #000000
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #536B73
5.65:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg##536B73#FFFFFF#000000##FFFFFF
##536B731.005.653.725.65
#FFFFFF5.651.0021.001.00
#0000003.7221.001.0021.00
##FFFFFF5.651.0021.001.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)
#666973
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#616573
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#496E6D
Achromatopsia (no color)
#676767

Design tokens & code

CSS
--color: #536b73;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(83, 107, 115);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(51.2% 0.031 220.2);
Tailwind
colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#84959b',
    500: '#536b73',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}
SCSS
$custom: #536b73;
$custom-light: #84959b;
$custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
  "hex": "#536b73",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 83,
    "g": 107,
    "b": 115
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 195,
    "s": 16.162,
    "l": 38.824
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.51151,
    "c": 0.03108,
    "h": 220.2
  },
  "luminance": 0.13592
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary
#536B73
secondary
#9D8B84
accent
#816FB9
background
#F8F9F9
surface
#EFF1F2
border
#CACBCC
text
#0B0D0E
muted
#7C7E7E

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#536B73 Color — HEX, RGB, HSL, OKLCH & Contrast — Tintiva