#538382#538382

#538382 is a mid, muted teal. Relative luminance 0.197; OKLCH L 57.6% C 0.052 H 194.1°. Best body text is #000000 at 4.94:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#538382
RGB	rgb(83, 131, 130)
HSL	hsl(179, 22%, 42%)
HSV	hsv(179, 37%, 51%)
CMYK	cmyk(36.6%, 0%, 0.8%, 48.6%)
CIE-LAB	lab(51.48, -16.44, -4.62)
CIE-LCH	lch(51.48, 17.07, 195.69°)
OKLab	oklab(57.55% -0.0506 -0.0127)
OKLCH	oklch(57.55% 0.052 194.1)
XYZ	xyz(15.7114, 19.6823, 24.0859)
Luminance	0.1968 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	teal

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#538382 #835354

analogous

#53836A #538382 #536C83

triadic

#538382 #825383 #838253

tetradic

#538382 #6A5383 #835354 #6C8353

square

#538382 #6A5383 #835354 #6C8353

split-complementary

#538382 #83536C #836A53

monochromatic

#243838 #3B5E5D #538382 #6FA4A3 #95BCBB

Accessibility & contrast

On white

4.25

#538382 on #FFFFFF

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

4.94

#538382 on #000000

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#000000 on #538382

4.94:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##538382	#FFFFFF	#000000	##000000
##538382	1.00	4.25	4.94	4.94
#FFFFFF	4.25	1.00	21.00	21.00
#000000	4.94	21.00	1.00	1.00
##000000	4.94	21.00	1.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#7D7F82

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#747882

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#408683

Achromatopsia (no color)

#7B7B7B

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #538382;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(83, 131, 130);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(57.6% 0.052 194.1);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#86a7a6',
    500: '#538382',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #538382;
$custom-light: #86a7a6;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#538382",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 83,
    "g": 131,
    "b": 130
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 178.75,
    "s": 22.43,
    "l": 41.961
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.57552,
    "c": 0.05214,
    "h": 194.1
  },
  "luminance": 0.19683
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#538382

secondary

#A9898A

accent

#696BBF

background

#F8FAFA

surface

#EFF4F4

border

#CACECE

text

#0B0F0F

muted

#7C7F7F

Preview Lab

Preview with #538382

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

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