#537272#537272

#537272 is a mid, muted teal. Relative luminance 0.151; OKLCH L 52.8% C 0.036 H 196.1°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.23:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#537272
RGB	rgb(83, 114, 114)
HSL	hsl(180, 16%, 39%)
HSV	hsv(180, 27%, 45%)
CMYK	cmyk(27.2%, 0%, 0%, 55.3%)
CIE-LAB	lab(45.75, -11.10, -3.62)
CIE-LCH	lch(45.75, 11.67, 198.09°)
OKLab	oklab(52.82% -0.0343 -0.0099)
OKLCH	oklch(52.82% 0.036 196.1)
XYZ	xyz(12.6209, 15.0879, 18.1636)
Luminance	0.1509 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	teal

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#537272 #725353

analogous

#537262 #537272 #536272

triadic

#537272 #725372 #727253

tetradic

#537272 #625372 #725353 #627253

square

#537272 #625372 #725353 #627253

split-complementary

#537272 #725362 #726253

monochromatic

#1F2B2B #394F4F #537272 #6D9595 #91AFAF

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.23

#537272 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

4.02

#537272 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #537272

5.23:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##537272	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##537272	1.00	5.23	4.02	5.23
#FFFFFF	5.23	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	4.02	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.23	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#6E6F72

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#686A72

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#487472

Achromatopsia (no color)

#6C6C6C

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #537272;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(83, 114, 114);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(52.8% 0.036 196.1);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#849a9a',
    500: '#537272',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #537272;
$custom-light: #849a9a;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#537272",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 83,
    "g": 114,
    "b": 114
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 180,
    "s": 15.736,
    "l": 38.627
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.52818,
    "c": 0.03572,
    "h": 196.1
  },
  "luminance": 0.15089
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#537272

secondary

#9D8484

accent

#6F6FB8

background

#F8F9F9

surface

#EFF2F2

border

#CACCCC

text

#0B0E0E

muted

#7C7E7E

Preview Lab

Preview with #537272

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

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