#538B70#538B70

#538B70 is a mid, moderate teal. Relative luminance 0.215; OKLCH L 59.0% C 0.073 H 162.1°. Best body text is #000000 at 5.29:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#538B70
RGB	rgb(83, 139, 112)
HSL	hsl(151, 25%, 44%)
HSV	hsv(151, 40%, 55%)
CMYK	cmyk(40.3%, 0%, 19.4%, 45.5%)
CIE-LAB	lab(53.46, -24.93, 8.71)
CIE-LCH	lch(53.46, 26.41, 160.75°)
OKLab	oklab(58.99% -0.0694 0.0224)
OKLCH	oklch(58.99% 0.073 162.1)
XYZ	xyz(15.7234, 21.4731, 18.6423)
Luminance	0.2147 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	neutral
Family	teal

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#538B70 #8B536E

analogous

#538B54 #538B70 #538A8B

triadic

#538B70 #70538B #8B7053

tetradic

#538B70 #54538B #8B536E #8A8B53

square

#538B70 #54538B #8B536E #8A8B53

split-complementary

#538B70 #8B538A #8B5453

monochromatic

#253E32 #3C6551 #538B70 #71AA8F #97C1AD

Accessibility & contrast

On white

3.97

#538B70 on #FFFFFF

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

5.29

#538B70 on #000000

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#000000 on #538B70

5.29:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##538B70	#FFFFFF	#000000	##000000
##538B70	1.00	3.97	5.29	5.29
#FFFFFF	3.97	1.00	21.00	21.00
#000000	5.29	21.00	1.00	1.00
##000000	5.29	21.00	1.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#89846F

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#807D72

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#458B83

Achromatopsia (no color)

#808080

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #538b70;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(83, 139, 112);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(59.0% 0.073 162.1);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#86ad99',
    500: '#538b70',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #538b70;
$custom-light: #86ad99;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#538b70",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 83,
    "g": 139,
    "b": 112
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 151.071,
    "s": 25.225,
    "l": 43.529
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.58988,
    "c": 0.07297,
    "h": 162.1
  },
  "luminance": 0.21474
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#538B70

secondary

#AE8C9C

accent

#6692C2

background

#F8FAF9

surface

#EFF4F2

border

#CACECC

text

#0B100D

muted

#7C7F7E

Preview Lab

Preview with #538B70

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

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