#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
RGB	rgb(83, 107, 115)
HSL	hsl(195, 16%, 39%)
HSV	hsv(195, 28%, 45%)
CMYK	cmyk(27.8%, 7%, 0%, 54.9%)
CIE-LAB	lab(43.64, -6.81, -7.36)
CIE-LCH	lch(43.64, 10.03, 227.23°)
OKLab	oklab(51.15% -0.0237 -0.0201)
OKLCH	oklch(51.15% 0.031 220.2)
XYZ	xyz(11.9186, 13.5917, 18.2118)
Luminance	0.1359 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	cyan

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

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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
##536B73	1.00	5.65	3.72	5.65
#FFFFFF	5.65	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.72	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.65	1.00	21.00	1.00

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

Preview Lab

Preview with #536B73

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

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