#53737C#53737C

#53737C is a mid, muted cyan. Relative luminance 0.156; OKLCH L 53.4% C 0.039 H 217.0°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.11:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#53737C
RGB	rgb(83, 115, 124)
HSL	hsl(193, 20%, 41%)
HSV	hsv(193, 33%, 49%)
CMYK	cmyk(33.1%, 7.3%, 0%, 51.4%)
CIE-LAB	lab(46.39, -9.09, -8.66)
CIE-LCH	lch(46.39, 12.56, 223.60°)
OKLab	oklab(53.43% -0.0314 -0.0237)
OKLCH	oklch(53.43% 0.039 217)
XYZ	xyz(13.3349, 15.5550, 21.3647)
Luminance	0.1556 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	cyan

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#53737C #7C5C53

analogous

#537C70 #53737C #535E7C

triadic

#53737C #7C5373 #737C53

tetradic

#53737C #70537C #7C5C53 #5E7C53

square

#53737C #70537C #7C5C53 #5E7C53

split-complementary

#53737C #7C535E #7C7053

monochromatic

#222F33 #3A5157 #53737C #6E949E #93AFB7

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.11

#53737C on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

4.11

#53737C on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #53737C

5.11:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##53737C	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##53737C	1.00	5.11	4.11	5.11
#FFFFFF	5.11	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	4.11	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.11	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#6D717D

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#666C7C

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#457676

Achromatopsia (no color)

#6E6E6E

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #53737c;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(83, 115, 124);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(53.4% 0.039 217.0);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#859ba1',
    500: '#53737c',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #53737c;
$custom-light: #859ba1;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#53737c",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 83,
    "g": 115,
    "b": 124
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 193.171,
    "s": 19.807,
    "l": 40.588
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.53428,
    "c": 0.0393,
    "h": 217
  },
  "luminance": 0.15556
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#53737C

secondary

#A48D87

accent

#7D6BBC

background

#F8F9F9

surface

#EFF2F2

border

#CACCCC

text

#0B0E0F

muted

#7C7E7E

Preview Lab

Preview with #53737C

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

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