#538985#538985

#538985 is a mid, muted teal. Relative luminance 0.214; OKLCH L 59.1% C 0.058 H 189.7°. Best body text is #000000 at 5.28:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#538985
RGB	rgb(83, 137, 133)
HSL	hsl(176, 25%, 43%)
HSV	hsv(176, 39%, 54%)
CMYK	cmyk(39.4%, 0%, 2.9%, 46.3%)
CIE-LAB	lab(53.41, -18.88, -3.51)
CIE-LCH	lch(53.41, 19.20, 190.53°)
OKLab	oklab(59.13% -0.0571 -0.0097)
OKLCH	oklch(59.13% 0.058 189.7)
XYZ	xyz(16.7450, 21.4226, 25.4384)
Luminance	0.2142 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	teal

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#538985 #895357

analogous

#53896A #538985 #537289

triadic

#538985 #855389 #898553

tetradic

#538985 #6A5389 #895357 #728953

square

#538985 #6A5389 #895357 #728953

split-complementary

#538985 #895372 #896A53

monochromatic

#253D3B #3C6360 #538985 #71A9A5 #97C0BD

Accessibility & contrast

On white

3.97

#538985 on #FFFFFF

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

5.28

#538985 on #000000

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#000000 on #538985

5.28:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##538985	#FFFFFF	#000000	##000000
##538985	1.00	3.97	5.28	5.28
#FFFFFF	3.97	1.00	21.00	21.00
#000000	5.28	21.00	1.00	1.00
##000000	5.28	21.00	1.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#838485

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#7A7D86

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#3E8C88

Achromatopsia (no color)

#808080

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #538985;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(83, 137, 133);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(59.1% 0.058 189.7);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#86aba8',
    500: '#538985',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #538985;
$custom-light: #86aba8;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#538985",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 83,
    "g": 137,
    "b": 133
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 175.556,
    "s": 24.545,
    "l": 43.137
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.59131,
    "c": 0.05789,
    "h": 189.7
  },
  "luminance": 0.21424
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#538985

secondary

#AD8B8D

accent

#676DC1

background

#F8FAFA

surface

#F0F4F4

border

#CBCECE

text

#0B100F

muted

#7C7F7F

Preview Lab

Preview with #538985

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

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