#538272#538272

#538272 is a mid, muted teal. Relative luminance 0.190; OKLCH L 56.8% C 0.057 H 170.7°. Best body text is #000000 at 4.80:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#538272
RGB	rgb(83, 130, 114)
HSL	hsl(160, 22%, 42%)
HSV	hsv(160, 36%, 51%)
CMYK	cmyk(36.2%, 0%, 12.3%, 49%)
CIE-LAB	lab(50.71, -19.84, 3.61)
CIE-LCH	lch(50.71, 20.17, 169.69°)
OKLab	oklab(56.78% -0.0566 0.0092)
OKLCH	oklch(56.78% 0.057 170.7)
XYZ	xyz(14.5861, 19.0183, 18.8186)
Luminance	0.1902 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	neutral
Family	teal

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#538272 #825363

analogous

#53825B #538272 #537B82

triadic

#538272 #725382 #827253

tetradic

#538272 #5B5382 #825363 #7B8253

square

#538272 #5B5382 #825363 #7B8253

split-complementary

#538272 #82537B #825B53

monochromatic

#233730 #3B5D51 #538272 #6FA391 #94BBAE

Accessibility & contrast

On white

4.37

#538272 on #FFFFFF

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

4.80

#538272 on #000000

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#000000 on #538272

4.80:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##538272	#FFFFFF	#000000	##000000
##538272	1.00	4.37	4.80	4.80
#FFFFFF	4.37	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)

#7F7C71

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#777673

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#46837D

Achromatopsia (no color)

#797979

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #538272;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(83, 130, 114);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(56.8% 0.057 170.7);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#85a69a',
    500: '#538272',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #538272;
$custom-light: #85a69a;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#538272",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 83,
    "g": 130,
    "b": 114
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 159.574,
    "s": 22.066,
    "l": 41.765
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.56784,
    "c": 0.05732,
    "h": 170.7
  },
  "luminance": 0.19019
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#538272

secondary

#A88993

accent

#6986BF

background

#F8FAF9

surface

#EFF4F2

border

#CACECC

text

#0B0F0E

muted

#7C7F7E

Preview Lab

Preview with #538272

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

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