#538286#538286

#538286 is a mid, muted teal. Relative luminance 0.195; OKLCH L 57.4% C 0.051 H 202.7°. Best body text is #000000 at 4.91:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#538286
RGB	rgb(83, 130, 134)
HSL	hsl(185, 24%, 43%)
HSV	hsv(185, 38%, 53%)
CMYK	cmyk(38.1%, 3%, 0%, 47.5%)
CIE-LAB	lab(51.30, -14.85, -7.23)
CIE-LCH	lch(51.30, 16.51, 205.95°)
OKLab	oklab(57.45% -0.0475 -0.0198)
OKLCH	oklch(57.45% 0.051 202.7)
XYZ	xyz(15.8515, 19.5245, 25.4830)
Luminance	0.1953 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	teal

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#538286 #865753

analogous

#538670 #538286 #536886

triadic

#538286 #865382 #828653

tetradic

#538286 #705386 #865753 #688653

square

#538286 #705386 #865753 #688653

split-complementary

#538286 #865368 #867053

monochromatic

#24393A #3C5D60 #538286 #70A2A6 #96BBBE

Accessibility & contrast

On white

4.28

#538286 on #FFFFFF

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

4.91

#538286 on #000000

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#000000 on #538286

4.91:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##538286	#FFFFFF	#000000	##000000
##538286	1.00	4.28	4.91	4.91
#FFFFFF	4.28	1.00	21.00	21.00
#000000	4.91	21.00	1.00	1.00
##000000	4.91	21.00	1.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#7B7E86

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#727786

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#3E8583

Achromatopsia (no color)

#7A7A7A

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #538286;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(83, 130, 134);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(57.4% 0.051 202.7);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#86a6a9',
    500: '#538286',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #538286;
$custom-light: #86a6a9;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#538286",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 83,
    "g": 130,
    "b": 134
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 184.706,
    "s": 23.502,
    "l": 42.549
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.57449,
    "c": 0.05144,
    "h": 202.7
  },
  "luminance": 0.19525
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#538286

secondary

#AB8C8A

accent

#6F68C0

background

#F8FAFA

surface

#EFF4F4

border

#CACECE

text

#0B0F0F

muted

#7C7F7F

Preview Lab

Preview with #538286

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

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