#538477#538477

#538477 is a mid, muted teal. Relative luminance 0.197; OKLCH L 57.4% C 0.057 H 175.5°. Best body text is #000000 at 4.93:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#538477
RGB	rgb(83, 132, 119)
HSL	hsl(164, 23%, 42%)
HSV	hsv(164, 37%, 52%)
CMYK	cmyk(37.1%, 0%, 9.8%, 48.2%)
CIE-LAB	lab(51.46, -19.72, 1.79)
CIE-LCH	lch(51.46, 19.80, 174.82°)
OKLab	oklab(57.44% -0.0569 0.0044)
OKLCH	oklch(57.44% 0.057 175.5)
XYZ	xyz(15.1471, 19.6725, 20.4482)
Luminance	0.1967 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	neutral
Family	teal

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#538477 #845360

analogous

#53845F #538477 #537984

triadic

#538477 #775384 #847753

tetradic

#538477 #5F5384 #845360 #798453

square

#538477 #5F5384 #845360 #798453

split-complementary

#538477 #845379 #845F53

monochromatic

#243933 #3B5E55 #538477 #6FA597 #95BCB2

Accessibility & contrast

On white

4.26

#538477 on #FFFFFF

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

4.93

#538477 on #000000

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#000000 on #538477

4.93:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##538477	#FFFFFF	#000000	##000000
##538477	1.00	4.26	4.93	4.93
#FFFFFF	4.26	1.00	21.00	21.00
#000000	4.93	21.00	1.00	1.00
##000000	4.93	21.00	1.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#817E76

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#787878

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#448580

Achromatopsia (no color)

#7B7B7B

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #538477;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(83, 132, 119);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(57.4% 0.057 175.5);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#85a89e',
    500: '#538477',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #538477;
$custom-light: #85a89e;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#538477",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 83,
    "g": 132,
    "b": 119
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 164.082,
    "s": 22.791,
    "l": 42.157
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.57437,
    "c": 0.05708,
    "h": 175.5
  },
  "luminance": 0.19673
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#538477

secondary

#AA8992

accent

#6980BF

background

#F8FAF9

surface

#EFF4F2

border

#CACECC

text

#0B0F0E

muted

#7C7F7E

Preview Lab

Preview with #538477

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

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