#538383#538383

#538383 is a mid, muted teal. Relative luminance 0.197; OKLCH L 57.6% C 0.052 H 195.8°. Best body text is #000000 at 4.94:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#538383
RGB	rgb(83, 131, 131)
HSL	hsl(180, 22%, 42%)
HSV	hsv(180, 37%, 51%)
CMYK	cmyk(36.6%, 0%, 0%, 48.6%)
CIE-LAB	lab(51.51, -16.18, -5.16)
CIE-LCH	lch(51.51, 16.98, 197.68°)
OKLab	oklab(57.59% -0.0501 -0.0142)
OKLCH	oklch(57.59% 0.052 195.8)
XYZ	xyz(15.7788, 19.7093, 24.4412)
Luminance	0.1971 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	teal

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#538383 #835353

analogous

#53836B #538383 #536B83

triadic

#538383 #835383 #838353

tetradic

#538383 #6B5383 #835353 #6B8353

square

#538383 #6B5383 #835353 #6B8353

split-complementary

#538383 #83536B #836B53

monochromatic

#243838 #3B5E5E #538383 #6FA4A4 #95BCBC

Accessibility & contrast

On white

4.25

#538383 on #FFFFFF

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

4.94

#538383 on #000000

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#000000 on #538383

4.94:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##538383	#FFFFFF	#000000	##000000
##538383	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)

#7D7F83

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#747883

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#408683

Achromatopsia (no color)

#7B7B7B

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #538383;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(83, 131, 131);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(57.6% 0.052 195.8);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#86a7a7',
    500: '#538383',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #538383;
$custom-light: #86a7a7;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#538383",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 83,
    "g": 131,
    "b": 131
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 180,
    "s": 22.43,
    "l": 41.961
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.57587,
    "c": 0.05208,
    "h": 195.8
  },
  "luminance": 0.1971
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#538383

secondary

#A98989

accent

#6969BF

background

#F8FAFA

surface

#EFF4F4

border

#CACECE

text

#0B0F0F

muted

#7C7F7F

Preview Lab

Preview with #538383

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

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