#538992#538992

#538992 is a mid, muted teal. Relative luminance 0.218; OKLCH L 59.6% C 0.059 H 209.2°. Best body text is #000000 at 5.36:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#538992
RGB	rgb(83, 137, 146)
HSL	hsl(189, 28%, 45%)
HSV	hsv(189, 43%, 57%)
CMYK	cmyk(43.2%, 6.2%, 0%, 42.7%)
CIE-LAB	lab(53.82, -15.42, -10.43)
CIE-LCH	lch(53.82, 18.62, 214.08°)
OKLab	oklab(59.6% -0.0514 -0.0287)
OKLCH	oklch(59.6% 0.059 209.2)
XYZ	xyz(17.6993, 21.8044, 30.4645)
Luminance	0.2181 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	teal

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#538992 #925C53

analogous

#53927B #538992 #536A92

triadic

#538992 #925389 #899253

tetradic

#538992 #7B5392 #925C53 #6A9253

square

#538992 #7B5392 #925C53 #6A9253

split-complementary

#538992 #92536A #927B53

monochromatic

#274044 #3D646B #538992 #73A7AF #9ABFC6

Accessibility & contrast

On white

3.92

#538992 on #FFFFFF

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

5.36

#538992 on #000000

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#000000 on #538992

5.36:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##538992	#FFFFFF	#000000	##000000
##538992	1.00	3.92	5.36	5.36
#FFFFFF	3.92	1.00	21.00	21.00
#000000	5.36	21.00	1.00	1.00
##000000	5.36	21.00	1.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#808593

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#767D92

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#378E8C

Achromatopsia (no color)

#818181

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #538992;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(83, 137, 146);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(59.6% 0.059 209.2);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#87abb2',
    500: '#538992',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #538992;
$custom-light: #87abb2;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#538992",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 83,
    "g": 137,
    "b": 146
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 188.571,
    "s": 27.511,
    "l": 44.902
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.59595,
    "c": 0.05883,
    "h": 209.2
  },
  "luminance": 0.21806
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#538992

secondary

#B3938E

accent

#7264C4

background

#F8FAFA

surface

#F0F4F5

border

#CBCECF

text

#0B1010

muted

#7C7F7F

Preview Lab

Preview with #538992

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

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