#538280#538280

#538280 is a mid, muted teal. Relative luminance 0.194; OKLCH L 57.2% C 0.051 H 192.4°. Best body text is #000000 at 4.87:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#538280
RGB	rgb(83, 130, 128)
HSL	hsl(177, 22%, 42%)
HSV	hsv(177, 36%, 51%)
CMYK	cmyk(36.2%, 0%, 1.5%, 49%)
CIE-LAB	lab(51.11, -16.41, -3.99)
CIE-LCH	lch(51.11, 16.89, 193.68°)
OKLab	oklab(57.24% -0.0501 -0.011)
OKLCH	oklch(57.24% 0.051 192.4)
XYZ	xyz(15.4448, 19.3618, 23.3412)
Luminance	0.1936 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	teal

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#538280 #825355

analogous

#538269 #538280 #536D82

triadic

#538280 #805382 #828053

tetradic

#538280 #695382 #825355 #6D8253

square

#538280 #695382 #825355 #6D8253

split-complementary

#538280 #82536D #826953

monochromatic

#233736 #3B5D5B #538280 #6FA3A1 #94BBB9

Accessibility & contrast

On white

4.31

#538280 on #FFFFFF

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

4.87

#538280 on #000000

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#000000 on #538280

4.87:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##538280	#FFFFFF	#000000	##000000
##538280	1.00	4.31	4.87	4.87
#FFFFFF	4.31	1.00	21.00	21.00
#000000	4.87	21.00	1.00	1.00
##000000	4.87	21.00	1.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#7D7D80

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#747781

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#418581

Achromatopsia (no color)

#7A7A7A

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #538280;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(83, 130, 128);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(57.2% 0.051 192.4);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#86a6a4',
    500: '#538280',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #538280;
$custom-light: #86a6a4;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#538280",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 83,
    "g": 130,
    "b": 128
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 177.447,
    "s": 22.066,
    "l": 41.765
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.57237,
    "c": 0.05132,
    "h": 192.4
  },
  "luminance": 0.19363
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#538280

secondary

#A8898A

accent

#696DBF

background

#F8FAFA

surface

#EFF4F4

border

#CACECE

text

#0B0F0F

muted

#7C7F7F

Preview Lab

Preview with #538280

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

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