#538271#538271

#538271 is a mid, muted teal. Relative luminance 0.190; OKLCH L 56.8% C 0.058 H 169.4°. Best body text is #000000 at 4.80:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#538271
RGB	rgb(83, 130, 113)
HSL	hsl(158, 22%, 42%)
HSV	hsv(158, 36%, 51%)
CMYK	cmyk(36.2%, 0%, 13.1%, 49%)
CIE-LAB	lab(50.68, -20.08, 4.16)
CIE-LCH	lch(50.68, 20.50, 168.31°)
OKLab	oklab(56.75% -0.057 0.0107)
OKLCH	oklch(56.75% 0.058 169.4)
XYZ	xyz(14.5295, 18.9957, 18.5205)
Luminance	0.1900 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	neutral
Family	teal

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#538271 #825364

analogous

#53825A #538271 #537C82

triadic

#538271 #715382 #827153

tetradic

#538271 #5A5382 #825364 #7C8253

square

#538271 #5A5382 #825364 #7C8253

split-complementary

#538271 #82537C #825A53

monochromatic

#233730 #3B5D51 #538271 #6FA390 #94BBAD

Accessibility & contrast

On white

4.38

#538271 on #FFFFFF

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

4.80

#538271 on #000000

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#000000 on #538271

4.80:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##538271	#FFFFFF	#000000	##000000
##538271	1.00	4.38	4.80	4.80
#FFFFFF	4.38	1.00	21.00	21.00
#000000	4.80	21.00	1.00	1.00
##000000	4.80	21.00	1.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#807C70

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#787672

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#46837D

Achromatopsia (no color)

#797979

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #538271;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(83, 130, 113);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(56.8% 0.058 169.4);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#85a699',
    500: '#538271',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #538271;
$custom-light: #85a699;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#538271",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 83,
    "g": 130,
    "b": 113
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 158.298,
    "s": 22.066,
    "l": 41.765
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.56754,
    "c": 0.05803,
    "h": 169.4
  },
  "luminance": 0.18997
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#538271

secondary

#A88994

accent

#6988BF

background

#F8FAF9

surface

#EFF4F2

border

#CACECC

text

#0B0F0E

muted

#7C7F7E

Preview Lab

Preview with #538271

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

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