#538971#538971

#538971 is a mid, moderate teal. Relative luminance 0.209; OKLCH L 58.5% C 0.069 H 164.2°. Best body text is #000000 at 5.18:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#538971
RGB	rgb(83, 137, 113)
HSL	hsl(153, 25%, 43%)
HSV	hsv(153, 39%, 54%)
CMYK	cmyk(39.4%, 0%, 17.5%, 46.3%)
CIE-LAB	lab(52.86, -23.70, 7.28)
CIE-LCH	lch(52.86, 24.79, 162.92°)
OKLab	oklab(58.51% -0.0664 0.0187)
OKLCH	oklch(58.51% 0.069 164.2)
XYZ	xyz(15.4924, 20.9216, 18.8415)
Luminance	0.2092 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	neutral
Family	teal

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#538971 #89536B

analogous

#538956 #538971 #538689

triadic

#538971 #715389 #897153

tetradic

#538971 #565389 #89536B #868953

square

#538971 #565389 #89536B #868953

split-complementary

#538971 #895386 #895653

monochromatic

#253D32 #3C6352 #538971 #71A990 #97C0AD

Accessibility & contrast

On white

4.05

#538971 on #FFFFFF

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

5.18

#538971 on #000000

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#000000 on #538971

5.18:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##538971	#FFFFFF	#000000	##000000
##538971	1.00	4.05	5.18	5.18
#FFFFFF	4.05	1.00	21.00	21.00
#000000	5.18	21.00	1.00	1.00
##000000	5.18	21.00	1.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#878270

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#7E7C72

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#458982

Achromatopsia (no color)

#7E7E7E

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #538971;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(83, 137, 113);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(58.5% 0.069 164.2);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#86ab99',
    500: '#538971',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #538971;
$custom-light: #86ab99;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#538971",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 83,
    "g": 137,
    "b": 113
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 153.333,
    "s": 24.545,
    "l": 43.137
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.58512,
    "c": 0.06896,
    "h": 164.2
  },
  "luminance": 0.20923
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#538971

secondary

#AD8B9A

accent

#678FC1

background

#F8FAF9

surface

#EFF4F2

border

#CACECC

text

#0B100E

muted

#7C7F7E

Preview Lab

Preview with #538971

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

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