#538079#538079

#538079 is a mid, muted teal. Relative luminance 0.187; OKLCH L 56.5% C 0.051 H 183.7°. Best body text is #000000 at 4.73:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#538079
RGB	rgb(83, 128, 121)
HSL	hsl(171, 21%, 41%)
HSV	hsv(171, 35%, 50%)
CMYK	cmyk(35.2%, 0%, 5.5%, 49.8%)
CIE-LAB	lab(50.28, -17.09, -1.11)
CIE-LCH	lch(50.28, 17.13, 183.70°)
OKLab	oklab(56.51% -0.0506 -0.0032)
OKLCH	oklch(56.51% 0.051 183.7)
XYZ	xyz(14.7364, 18.6569, 20.9101)
Luminance	0.1866 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	teal

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#538079 #80535A

analogous

#538063 #538079 #537180

triadic

#538079 #795380 #807953

tetradic

#538079 #635380 #80535A #718053

square

#538079 #635380 #80535A #718053

split-complementary

#538079 #805371 #806353

monochromatic

#233633 #3B5B56 #538079 #6FA19A #94BAB4

Accessibility & contrast

On white

4.44

#538079 on #FFFFFF

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

4.73

#538079 on #000000

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#000000 on #538079

4.73:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##538079	#FFFFFF	#000000	##000000
##538079	1.00	4.44	4.73	4.73
#FFFFFF	4.44	1.00	21.00	21.00
#000000	4.73	21.00	1.00	1.00
##000000	4.73	21.00	1.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#7C7B79

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#74757A

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#44827E

Achromatopsia (no color)

#787878

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #538079;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(83, 128, 121);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(56.5% 0.051 183.7);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#85a59f',
    500: '#538079',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #538079;
$custom-light: #85a59f;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#538079",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 83,
    "g": 128,
    "b": 121
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 170.667,
    "s": 21.327,
    "l": 41.373
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.56507,
    "c": 0.05072,
    "h": 183.7
  },
  "luminance": 0.18658
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#538079

secondary

#A7888D

accent

#6A77BE

background

#F8FAF9

surface

#EFF4F2

border

#CACECC

text

#0B0F0E

muted

#7C7F7E

Preview Lab

Preview with #538079

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

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