#53737E#53737E

#53737E is a mid, muted cyan. Relative luminance 0.156; OKLCH L 53.5% C 0.041 H 221.2°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.10:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#53737E
RGB	rgb(83, 115, 126)
HSL	hsl(195, 21%, 41%)
HSV	hsv(195, 34%, 49%)
CMYK	cmyk(34.1%, 8.7%, 0%, 50.6%)
CIE-LAB	lab(46.45, -8.56, -9.75)
CIE-LCH	lch(46.45, 12.97, 228.71°)
OKLab	oklab(53.5% -0.0305 -0.0267)
OKLCH	oklch(53.5% 0.041 221.2)
XYZ	xyz(13.4627, 15.6061, 22.0375)
Luminance	0.1561 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	cyan

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#53737E #7E5E53

analogous

#537E73 #53737E #535D7E

triadic

#53737E #7E5373 #737E53

tetradic

#53737E #73537E #7E5E53 #5D7E53

square

#53737E #73537E #7E5E53 #5D7E53

split-complementary

#53737E #7E535D #7E7353

monochromatic

#223034 #3B5159 #53737E #6E93A0 #93AFB8

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.10

#53737E on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

4.12

#53737E on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #53737E

5.10:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##53737E	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##53737E	1.00	5.10	4.12	5.10
#FFFFFF	5.10	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	4.12	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.10	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#6C717F

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#666C7E

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#447776

Achromatopsia (no color)

#6E6E6E

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #53737e;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(83, 115, 126);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(53.5% 0.041 221.2);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#859ba3',
    500: '#53737e',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #53737e;
$custom-light: #859ba3;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#53737e",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 83,
    "g": 115,
    "b": 126
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 195.349,
    "s": 20.574,
    "l": 40.98
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.53504,
    "c": 0.04054,
    "h": 221.2
  },
  "luminance": 0.15607
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#53737E

secondary

#A58F87

accent

#806BBD

background

#F8F9FA

surface

#EFF2F3

border

#CACCCD

text

#0B0E0F

muted

#7C7E7F

Preview Lab

Preview with #53737E

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

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