#538486#538486

#538486 is a mid, muted teal. Relative luminance 0.201; OKLCH L 57.9% C 0.053 H 199.1°. Best body text is #000000 at 5.01:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#538486
RGB	rgb(83, 132, 134)
HSL	hsl(182, 24%, 43%)
HSV	hsv(182, 38%, 53%)
CMYK	cmyk(38.1%, 1.5%, 0%, 47.5%)
CIE-LAB	lab(51.91, -15.94, -6.32)
CIE-LCH	lch(51.91, 17.14, 201.62°)
OKLab	oklab(57.94% -0.0501 -0.0173)
OKLCH	oklch(57.94% 0.053 199.1)
XYZ	xyz(16.1201, 20.0617, 25.5725)
Luminance	0.2006 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	teal

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#538486 #865553

analogous

#53866E #538486 #536A86

triadic

#538486 #865384 #848653

tetradic

#538486 #6E5386 #865553 #6A8653

square

#538486 #6E5386 #865553 #6A8653

split-complementary

#538486 #86536A #866E53

monochromatic

#243A3A #3C5F60 #538486 #70A4A6 #96BCBE

Accessibility & contrast

On white

4.19

#538486 on #FFFFFF

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

5.01

#538486 on #000000

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#000000 on #538486

5.01:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##538486	#FFFFFF	#000000	##000000
##538486	1.00	4.19	5.01	5.01
#FFFFFF	4.19	1.00	21.00	21.00
#000000	5.01	21.00	1.00	1.00
##000000	5.01	21.00	1.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#7E8086

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#747986

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#3E8784

Achromatopsia (no color)

#7C7C7C

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #538486;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(83, 132, 134);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(57.9% 0.053 199.1);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#86a8a9',
    500: '#538486',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #538486;
$custom-light: #86a8a9;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#538486",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 83,
    "g": 132,
    "b": 134
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 182.353,
    "s": 23.502,
    "l": 42.549
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.57938,
    "c": 0.05302,
    "h": 199.1
  },
  "luminance": 0.20063
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#538486

secondary

#AB8B8A

accent

#6B68C0

background

#F8FAFA

surface

#EFF4F4

border

#CACECE

text

#0B0F0F

muted

#7C7F7F

Preview Lab

Preview with #538486

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

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