#537480#537480

#537480 is a mid, muted cyan. Relative luminance 0.159; OKLCH L 53.8% C 0.042 H 222.5°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.03:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#537480
RGB	rgb(83, 116, 128)
HSL	hsl(196, 21%, 41%)
HSV	hsv(196, 35%, 50%)
CMYK	cmyk(35.2%, 9.4%, 0%, 49.8%)
CIE-LAB	lab(46.83, -8.60, -10.38)
CIE-LCH	lch(46.83, 13.48, 230.36°)
OKLab	oklab(53.82% -0.0311 -0.0284)
OKLCH	oklch(53.82% 0.042 222.5)
XYZ	xyz(13.7077, 15.8876, 22.7622)
Luminance	0.1589 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	cyan

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#537480 #805F53

analogous

#538076 #537480 #535E80

triadic

#537480 #805374 #748053

tetradic

#537480 #765380 #805F53 #5E8053

square

#537480 #765380 #805F53 #5E8053

split-complementary

#537480 #80535E #807653

monochromatic

#233136 #3B525B #537480 #6F94A1 #94AFBA

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.03

#537480 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

4.18

#537480 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #537480

5.03:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##537480	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##537480	1.00	5.03	4.18	5.03
#FFFFFF	5.03	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	4.18	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.03	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#6D7281

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#666D80

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#437878

Achromatopsia (no color)

#6F6F6F

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #537480;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(83, 116, 128);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(53.8% 0.042 222.5);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#859ca4',
    500: '#537480',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #537480;
$custom-light: #859ca4;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#537480",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 83,
    "g": 116,
    "b": 128
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 196,
    "s": 21.327,
    "l": 41.373
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.53823,
    "c": 0.04212,
    "h": 222.5
  },
  "luminance": 0.15888
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#537480

secondary

#A79088

accent

#806ABE

background

#F8F9FA

surface

#EFF2F4

border

#CACCCE

text

#0B0E0F

muted

#7C7E7F

Preview Lab

Preview with #537480

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

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