#538879#538879

#538879 is a mid, moderate teal. Relative luminance 0.208; OKLCH L 58.5% C 0.062 H 174.1°. Best body text is #000000 at 5.17:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#538879
RGB	rgb(83, 136, 121)
HSL	hsl(163, 24%, 43%)
HSV	hsv(163, 39%, 53%)
CMYK	cmyk(39%, 0%, 11%, 46.7%)
CIE-LAB	lab(52.76, -21.33, 2.50)
CIE-LCH	lch(52.76, 21.48, 173.31°)
OKLab	oklab(58.5% -0.0613 0.0063)
OKLCH	oklch(58.5% 0.062 174.1)
XYZ	xyz(15.8213, 20.8268, 21.2717)
Luminance	0.2083 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	neutral
Family	teal

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#538879 #885362

analogous

#53885E #538879 #537C88

triadic

#538879 #795388 #887953

tetradic

#538879 #5E5388 #885362 #7C8853

square

#538879 #5E5388 #885362 #7C8853

split-complementary

#538879 #88537C #885E53

monochromatic

#253C35 #3C6257 #538879 #70A898 #96BFB4

Accessibility & contrast

On white

4.07

#538879 on #FFFFFF

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

5.17

#538879 on #000000

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#000000 on #538879

5.17:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##538879	#FFFFFF	#000000	##000000
##538879	1.00	4.07	5.17	5.17
#FFFFFF	4.07	1.00	21.00	21.00
#000000	5.17	21.00	1.00	1.00
##000000	5.17	21.00	1.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#858278

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#7C7B7A

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#438983

Achromatopsia (no color)

#7E7E7E

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #538879;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(83, 136, 121);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(58.5% 0.062 174.1);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#86ab9f',
    500: '#538879',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #538879;
$custom-light: #86ab9f;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#538879",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 83,
    "g": 136,
    "b": 121
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 163.019,
    "s": 24.201,
    "l": 42.941
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.58496,
    "c": 0.06159,
    "h": 174.1
  },
  "luminance": 0.20828
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#538879

secondary

#AC8B94

accent

#6780C1

background

#F8FAF9

surface

#EFF4F2

border

#CACECC

text

#0B100E

muted

#7C7F7E

Preview Lab

Preview with #538879

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

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