#538282#538282

#538282 is a mid, muted teal. Relative luminance 0.194; OKLCH L 57.3% C 0.051 H 195.8°. Best body text is #000000 at 4.88:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#538282
RGB	rgb(83, 130, 130)
HSL	hsl(180, 22%, 42%)
HSV	hsv(180, 36%, 51%)
CMYK	cmyk(36.2%, 0%, 0%, 49%)
CIE-LAB	lab(51.17, -15.90, -5.07)
CIE-LCH	lch(51.17, 16.69, 197.70°)
OKLab	oklab(57.31% -0.0492 -0.0139)
OKLCH	oklch(57.31% 0.051 195.8)
XYZ	xyz(15.5777, 19.4150, 24.0414)
Luminance	0.1942 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	teal

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#538282 #825353

analogous

#53826B #538282 #536B82

triadic

#538282 #825382 #828253

tetradic

#538282 #6B5382 #825353 #6B8253

square

#538282 #6B5382 #825353 #6B8253

split-complementary

#538282 #82536B #826B53

monochromatic

#233737 #3B5D5D #538282 #6FA3A3 #94BBBB

Accessibility & contrast

On white

4.30

#538282 on #FFFFFF

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

4.88

#538282 on #000000

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#000000 on #538282

4.88:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##538282	#FFFFFF	#000000	##000000
##538282	1.00	4.30	4.88	4.88
#FFFFFF	4.30	1.00	21.00	21.00
#000000	4.88	21.00	1.00	1.00
##000000	4.88	21.00	1.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#7C7E82

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#737782

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#408582

Achromatopsia (no color)

#7A7A7A

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #538282;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(83, 130, 130);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(57.3% 0.051 195.8);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#86a6a6',
    500: '#538282',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #538282;
$custom-light: #86a6a6;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#538282",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 83,
    "g": 130,
    "b": 130
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 180,
    "s": 22.066,
    "l": 41.765
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.57306,
    "c": 0.05117,
    "h": 195.8
  },
  "luminance": 0.19416
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#538282

secondary

#A88989

accent

#6969BF

background

#F8FAFA

surface

#EFF4F4

border

#CACECE

text

#0B0F0F

muted

#7C7F7F

Preview Lab

Preview with #538282

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

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