#538482#538482

#538482 is a mid, muted teal. Relative luminance 0.200; OKLCH L 57.8% C 0.053 H 192.5°. Best body text is #000000 at 4.99:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#538482
RGB	rgb(83, 132, 130)
HSL	hsl(178, 23%, 42%)
HSV	hsv(178, 37%, 52%)
CMYK	cmyk(37.1%, 0%, 1.5%, 48.2%)
CIE-LAB	lab(51.78, -16.98, -4.16)
CIE-LCH	lch(51.78, 17.48, 193.78°)
OKLab	oklab(57.8% -0.0519 -0.0115)
OKLCH	oklch(57.8% 0.053 192.5)
XYZ	xyz(15.8463, 19.9522, 24.1309)
Luminance	0.1995 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	teal

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

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Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#538482 #845355

analogous

#53846A #538482 #536E84

triadic

#538482 #825384 #848253

tetradic

#538482 #6A5384 #845355 #6E8453

square

#538482 #6A5384 #845355 #6E8453

split-complementary

#538482 #84536E #846A53

monochromatic

#243938 #3B5E5D #538482 #6FA5A3 #95BCBB

Accessibility & contrast

On white

4.21

#538482 on #FFFFFF

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

4.99

#538482 on #000000

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#000000 on #538482

4.99:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##538482	#FFFFFF	#000000	##000000
##538482	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)

#7E7F82

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#757983

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#408783

Achromatopsia (no color)

#7B7B7B

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #538482;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(83, 132, 130);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(57.8% 0.053 192.5);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#86a8a6',
    500: '#538482',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #538482;
$custom-light: #86a8a6;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#538482",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 83,
    "g": 132,
    "b": 130
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 177.551,
    "s": 22.791,
    "l": 42.157
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.57798,
    "c": 0.05314,
    "h": 192.5
  },
  "luminance": 0.19953
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#538482

secondary

#AA898B

accent

#696CBF

background

#F8FAFA

surface

#EFF4F4

border

#CACECE

text

#0B0F0F

muted

#7C7F7F

Preview Lab

Preview with #538482

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

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