#538480#538480

#538480 is a mid, muted teal. Relative luminance 0.199; OKLCH L 57.7% C 0.053 H 189.2°. Best body text is #000000 at 4.98:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#538480
RGB	rgb(83, 132, 128)
HSL	hsl(175, 23%, 42%)
HSV	hsv(175, 37%, 52%)
CMYK	cmyk(37.1%, 0%, 3%, 48.2%)
CIE-LAB	lab(51.72, -17.49, -3.09)
CIE-LCH	lch(51.72, 17.76, 190.01°)
OKLab	oklab(57.73% -0.0528 -0.0086)
OKLCH	oklch(57.73% 0.053 189.2)
XYZ	xyz(15.7134, 19.8990, 23.4308)
Luminance	0.1990 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	teal

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#538480 #845357

analogous

#538468 #538480 #537084

triadic

#538480 #805384 #848053

tetradic

#538480 #685384 #845357 #708453

square

#538480 #685384 #845357 #708453

split-complementary

#538480 #845370 #846853

monochromatic

#243937 #3B5E5C #538480 #6FA5A0 #95BCB9

Accessibility & contrast

On white

4.22

#538480 on #FFFFFF

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

4.98

#538480 on #000000

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#000000 on #538480

4.98:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##538480	#FFFFFF	#000000	##000000
##538480	1.00	4.22	4.98	4.98
#FFFFFF	4.22	1.00	21.00	21.00
#000000	4.98	21.00	1.00	1.00
##000000	4.98	21.00	1.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#7F7F80

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#767981

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#418683

Achromatopsia (no color)

#7B7B7B

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #538480;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(83, 132, 128);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(57.7% 0.053 189.2);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#86a8a4',
    500: '#538480',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #538480;
$custom-light: #86a8a4;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#538480",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 83,
    "g": 132,
    "b": 128
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 175.102,
    "s": 22.791,
    "l": 42.157
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.57729,
    "c": 0.05347,
    "h": 189.2
  },
  "luminance": 0.199
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#538480

secondary

#AA898C

accent

#6970BF

background

#F8FAFA

surface

#EFF4F4

border

#CACECE

text

#0B0F0F

muted

#7C7F7F

Preview Lab

Preview with #538480

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

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