#538481#538481
#538481 is a mid, muted teal. Relative luminance 0.199; OKLCH L 57.8% C 0.053 H 190.9°. Best body text is #000000 at 4.99:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #538481 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(83, 132, 129) |
| HSL | hsl(176, 23%, 42%) |
| HSV | hsv(176, 37%, 52%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(37.1%, 0%, 2.3%, 48.2%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(51.75, -17.23, -3.63) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(51.75, 17.61, 191.88°) |
| OKLab | oklab(57.76% -0.0523 -0.01) |
| OKLCH | oklch(57.76% 0.053 190.9) |
| XYZ | xyz(15.7796, 19.9255, 23.7791) |
| Luminance | 0.1993 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | teal |
Closest named colors
Dusty Teal
#4C9085
ΔE00 5.85
Dark Cyan
#0A888A
ΔE00 6.88
Greenish Blue
#0B8B87
ΔE00 7.27
Darkcyan
#008B8B
ΔE00 7.27
Teal
#008080
ΔE00 7.40
Bluegreen
#017A79
ΔE00 8.34
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#538481 #845356
analogous
#538469 #538481 #536F84
triadic
#538481 #815384 #848153
tetradic
#538481 #695384 #845356 #6F8453
square
#538481 #695384 #845356 #6F8453
split-complementary
#538481 #84536F #846953
monochromatic
#243938 #3B5E5C #538481 #6FA5A1 #95BCBA
Accessibility & contrast
On white
4.21
#538481 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
4.99
#538481 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#000000 on #538481
4.99:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##538481 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##538481 | 1.00 | 4.21 | 4.99 | 4.99 |
| #FFFFFF | 4.21 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 4.99 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 4.99 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#7F7F81
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#767982
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#408783
Achromatopsia (no color)
#7B7B7B
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #538481; /* rgb */ color: rgb(83, 132, 129); /* oklch */ color: oklch(57.8% 0.053 190.9);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#86a8a5',
500: '#538481',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #538481; $custom-light: #86a8a5; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#538481",
"rgb": {
"r": 83,
"g": 132,
"b": 129
},
"hsl": {
"h": 176.327,
"s": 22.791,
"l": 42.157
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.57763,
"c": 0.05328,
"h": 190.9
},
"luminance": 0.19927
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#538481
secondary
#AA898B
accent
#696EBF
background
#F8FAFA
surface
#EFF4F4
border
#CACECE
text
#0B0F0F
muted
#7C7F7F