#538170#538170

#538170 is a mid, muted teal. Relative luminance 0.187; OKLCH L 56.5% C 0.057 H 169.0°. Best body text is #000000 at 4.74:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#538170
RGB	rgb(83, 129, 112)
HSL	hsl(158, 22%, 42%)
HSV	hsv(158, 36%, 51%)
CMYK	cmyk(35.7%, 0%, 13.2%, 49.4%)
CIE-LAB	lab(50.34, -19.78, 4.25)
CIE-LCH	lch(50.34, 20.23, 167.87°)
OKLab	oklab(56.47% -0.0562 0.0109)
OKLCH	oklch(56.47% 0.057 169)
XYZ	xyz(14.3411, 18.7085, 18.1815)
Luminance	0.1871 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	neutral
Family	teal

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#538170 #815364

analogous

#538159 #538170 #537B81

triadic

#538170 #705381 #817053

tetradic

#538170 #595381 #815364 #7B8153

square

#538170 #595381 #815364 #7B8153

split-complementary

#538170 #81537B #815953

monochromatic

#23372F #3B5C50 #538170 #6FA28F #94BAAC

Accessibility & contrast

On white

4.43

#538170 on #FFFFFF

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

4.74

#538170 on #000000

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#000000 on #538170

4.74:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##538170	#FFFFFF	#000000	##000000
##538170	1.00	4.43	4.74	4.74
#FFFFFF	4.43	1.00	21.00	21.00
#000000	4.74	21.00	1.00	1.00
##000000	4.74	21.00	1.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#7F7B6F

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#777671

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#47827C

Achromatopsia (no color)

#787878

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #538170;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(83, 129, 112);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(56.5% 0.057 169.0);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#85a599',
    500: '#538170',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #538170;
$custom-light: #85a599;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#538170",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 83,
    "g": 129,
    "b": 112
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 157.826,
    "s": 21.698,
    "l": 41.569
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.56474,
    "c": 0.05721,
    "h": 169
  },
  "luminance": 0.18709
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#538170

secondary

#A88894

accent

#6A89BE

background

#F8FAF9

surface

#EFF4F2

border

#CACECC

text

#0B0F0D

muted

#7C7F7E

Preview Lab

Preview with #538170

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

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