#537280#537280

#537280 is a mid, muted cyan. Relative luminance 0.154; OKLCH L 53.3% C 0.042 H 227.6°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.14:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#537280
RGB	rgb(83, 114, 128)
HSL	hsl(199, 21%, 41%)
HSV	hsv(199, 35%, 50%)
CMYK	cmyk(35.2%, 10.9%, 0%, 49.8%)
CIE-LAB	lab(46.22, -7.44, -11.29)
CIE-LCH	lch(46.22, 13.52, 236.61°)
OKLab	oklab(53.34% -0.0283 -0.0309)
OKLCH	oklch(53.34% 0.042 227.6)
XYZ	xyz(13.4796, 15.4314, 22.6862)
Luminance	0.1543 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	cyan

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#537280 #806153

analogous

#538078 #537280 #535C80

triadic

#537280 #805372 #728053

tetradic

#537280 #785380 #806153 #5C8053

square

#537280 #785380 #806153 #5C8053

split-complementary

#537280 #80535C #807853

monochromatic

#233036 #3B515B #537280 #6F92A1 #94AEBA

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.14

#537280 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

4.09

#537280 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #537280

5.14:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##537280	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##537280	1.00	5.14	4.09	5.14
#FFFFFF	5.14	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	4.09	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.14	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#6B7181

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#646B80

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#447676

Achromatopsia (no color)

#6D6D6D

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #537280;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(83, 114, 128);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(53.3% 0.042 227.6);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#859aa4',
    500: '#537280',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #537280;
$custom-light: #859aa4;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#537280",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 83,
    "g": 114,
    "b": 128
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 198.667,
    "s": 21.327,
    "l": 41.373
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.53342,
    "c": 0.04193,
    "h": 227.6
  },
  "luminance": 0.15432
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#537280

secondary

#A79288

accent

#846ABE

background

#F8F9FA

surface

#EFF2F4

border

#CACCCE

text

#0B0E0F

muted

#7C7E7F

Preview Lab

Preview with #537280

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

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