#538488#538488

#538488 is a mid, muted teal. Relative luminance 0.201; OKLCH L 58.0% C 0.053 H 202.4°. Best body text is #000000 at 5.02:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#538488
RGB	rgb(83, 132, 136)
HSL	hsl(185, 24%, 43%)
HSV	hsv(185, 39%, 53%)
CMYK	cmyk(39%, 2.9%, 0%, 46.7%)
CIE-LAB	lab(51.97, -15.41, -7.39)
CIE-LCH	lch(51.97, 17.09, 205.62°)
OKLab	oklab(58.01% -0.0492 -0.0203)
OKLCH	oklch(58.01% 0.053 202.4)
XYZ	xyz(16.2609, 20.1180, 26.3141)
Luminance	0.2012 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	teal

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#538488 #885753

analogous

#538871 #538488 #536988

triadic

#538488 #885384 #848853

tetradic

#538488 #715388 #885753 #698853

square

#538488 #715388 #885753 #698853

split-complementary

#538488 #885369 #887153

monochromatic

#253A3C #3C5F62 #538488 #70A4A8 #96BCBF

Accessibility & contrast

On white

4.18

#538488 on #FFFFFF

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

5.02

#538488 on #000000

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#000000 on #538488

5.02:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##538488	#FFFFFF	#000000	##000000
##538488	1.00	4.18	5.02	5.02
#FFFFFF	4.18	1.00	21.00	21.00
#000000	5.02	21.00	1.00	1.00
##000000	5.02	21.00	1.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#7D8088

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#747988

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#3D8885

Achromatopsia (no color)

#7C7C7C

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #538488;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(83, 132, 136);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(58.0% 0.053 202.4);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#86a8aa',
    500: '#538488',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #538488;
$custom-light: #86a8aa;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#538488",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 83,
    "g": 132,
    "b": 136
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 184.528,
    "s": 24.201,
    "l": 42.941
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.5801,
    "c": 0.05323,
    "h": 202.4
  },
  "luminance": 0.20119
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#538488

secondary

#AC8D8B

accent

#6E67C1

background

#F8FAFA

surface

#F0F4F4

border

#CBCECE

text

#0B0F10

muted

#7C7F7F

Preview Lab

Preview with #538488

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

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